Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 57.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Norway, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
Norway
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
Norway
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Norway
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Norway
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 58.5% less for clothing
Norway
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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