Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.9 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Austria instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,465
|
$15.13
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,241
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF889
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF655
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,271
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,289
|
$7.30
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,570
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,000
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,144
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,317
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF711
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,258
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF603
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF278
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF334
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,699
|
$7.22
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,017
|
$48.12
€44.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,723,596
|
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,418
|
$19.81
€18.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,751
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF643,583
|
$743.38
€684.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF404,623
|
$621.91
€572.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,693
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF190,288
|
$416.59
€383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,091,543
|
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,155
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,888
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,733
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF42,906
|
$41.56
€38.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,776
|
$12.77
€11.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,269
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,336
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,029
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF59,759
|
$110.53
€101.79
|
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