Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 67.1% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 41.3% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Armenia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$7.08
AMD2,748.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$6.44
AMD2,498.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.91
AMD351.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.43
AMD168.29
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Armenia
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.56
AMD216.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$3.69
AMD1,432.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$4.75
AMD1,845.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$2.02
AMD783.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$2.73
AMD1,058.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$0.56
AMD217.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.82
AMD318.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.73
AMD282.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.71
AMD277.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.34
AMD131.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.30
AMD115.35
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Armenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$4.44
AMD1,724.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$10.75
AMD4,171.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$25,749.24
AMD9,994,311.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$3.35
AMD1,299.26
|
|
pay 35.3% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Armenia
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$17.61
AMD6,834.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$662.62
AMD257,190.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$469.53
AMD182,244.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$86.35
AMD33,517.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$180.96
AMD70,237.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$8,167.82
AMD3,170,259.13
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Armenia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.36
AMD529.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$2.40
AMD933.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$1.92
AMD744.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$51.24
AMD19,888.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$5.15
AMD1,998.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$68.02
AMD26,399.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$52.72
AMD20,464.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$98.40
AMD38,191.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$88.10
AMD34,194.82
|
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