Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 1.5% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$2.71
RF3,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.70
RF895
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.51
RF659
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$2.57
RF3,309
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$2.79
RF3,592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.46
RF3,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.81
RF2,331
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.98
RF1,265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.26
RF336
|
|
pay 0.8% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$5.24
RF6,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$11.74
RF15,110
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$9.71
RF12,494
|
|
pay 38.7% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$503.29
RF647,550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$316.42
RF407,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$148.81
RF191,461
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$0.90
RF1,162
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$2.26
RF2,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$33.55
RF43,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$4.52
RF5,811
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$46.73
RF60,127
|
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