Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 1.4% cheaper than North Korea.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of North Korea, you would:
pay 0.6% more for restaurants
North Korea
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Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
KPW3,840
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.44
KPW2,192
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
KPW2,504
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
KPW2,692
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
North Korea
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
KPW495
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.25
KPW1,125
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.99
KPW891
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
KPW1,670
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
KPW2,699
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
KPW1,742
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
KPW899
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
North Korea
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.85
KPW4,361
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,250.00
KPW24,525,000
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
KPW5,400
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
North Korea
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$350.00
KPW315,000
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.78
KPW178,902
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
North Korea
|
Rwanda
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
North Korea
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
KPW1,997
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KPW1,921
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.88
KPW16,992
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.02
KPW16,214
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
North Korea
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.23
KPW24,510
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.03
KPW43,230
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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