Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Pakistan Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 2.0 times more expensive than Pakistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.2% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 51.7% more in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 66.7% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.4% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 28.0% less in Rwanda

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Rwanda are more expensive than in Pakistan. Expenses including clothing and entertainment and sports are lower in Rwanda. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Rwanda.

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Rwanda vs. Pakistan Cost Breakdown

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pay 43.2% more for restaurants

	Pakistan	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.20 PKR609.55	$2.71 RWF3,994	+23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.26 PKR1,457.54	$6.77 RWF9,986	+28.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 PKR95.17	$0.78 RWF1,152	+127.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR59.84	$0.56 RWF824	+158.6%
Average			+43.2%

Pakistan vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.7% more for groceries

	Pakistan	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 PKR176.79	$1.05 RWF1,544	+64.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.70 PKR748.06	$2.11 RWF3,107	-22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.11 PKR861.18	$3.16 RWF4,662	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR319.26	$1.63 RWF2,406	+41.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.21 PKR336.17	$2.08 RWF3,070	+71.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR137.93	$1.09 RWF1,614	+119.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 PKR79.05	$0.35 RWF521	+23.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR101.50	$0.69 RWF1,017	+88.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.99	$0.48 RWF705	+97.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 PKR38.93	$0.23 RWF332	+60.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR49.11	$0.34 RWF498	+90.4%
Average			+51.7%

Pakistan vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.7% more for transportation

	Pakistan	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.66 PKR1,291.39	$7.00 RWF10,316	+50.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.52 PKR2,913.94	$25.40 RWF37,446	+141.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,580.47 PKR7M	$26,080.15 RWF38M	+10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 PKR1,612.75	$18.97 RWF27,960	+225.7%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Pakistan	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.11 PKR4,183.35	$21.00 RWF30,956	+39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$128.29 PKR35,528.57	$666.07 RWF982K	+419.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$72.06 PKR19,955.04	$413.79 RWF610K	+474.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.54 PKR22,026.55	$64.32 RWF94,815	-19.1%
Average			+282.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Pakistan	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$39.09 PKR10,825.60	$112.90 RWF166K	+188.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,756.74 PKR486K	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+441.4%
Average			+295.4%

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pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Pakistan	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 PKR696.08	$1.02 RWF1,498	-59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 PKR482.70	$2.42 RWF3,568	+38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.93 PKR535.64	$2.03 RWF2,996	+5.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.98 PKR4,425.53	$26.72 RWF39,388	+67.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.36 PKR1,207.56	$3.39 RWF4,993	-22.3%
Average			-4.4%

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pay 28.0% less for clothing

	Pakistan	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.59 PKR4,318.50	$17.39 RWF25,630	+11.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.51 PKR6,233.91	$15.58 RWF22,967	-30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.58 PKR18,993.19	$22.24 RWF32,786	-67.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.50 PKR8,722.02	$33.87 RWF49,928	+7.5%
Average			-28.0%

Pakistan vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing

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