Cost of living comparison
Albania is 27.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Albania instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 44.5% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$5.36
ALL504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.31
ALL123
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 10.4% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$3.07
ALL288
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$5.06
ALL476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$2.33
ALL219
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.53
ALL50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.31
ALL29
|
|
pay 39.7% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$7.57
ALL711
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
|
pay 10.3% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.45
ALL137
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.30
ALL122
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$5.13
ALL482
|
|
pay 72.3% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
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