Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 37.9% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.94
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.44
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.12
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.92
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.59
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.34
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.42
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.89
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 34.5% less for housing
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€659.61
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€514.86
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€329.91
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.94
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.57
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.99
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.62
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Rwanda or Portugal. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.