Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 51.2% cheaper than Oklahoma.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Oklahoma, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Oklahoma
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Oklahoma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.78
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.19
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 7.0% less for transportation
Oklahoma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.88
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,499.67
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
Oklahoma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.96
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$958.67
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$916.90
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Oklahoma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,115.73
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,828.75
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 56.1% less for entertainment and sports
Oklahoma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.91
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.07
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Oklahoma
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.20
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.70
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.94
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
|
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