Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 38.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 25.7% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$3.44
Bs23.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$6.51
Bs44.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$0.97
Bs6.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$0.75
Bs5.18
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$1.28
Bs8.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$2.45
Bs16.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$3.60
Bs24.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$1.54
Bs10.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$1.77
Bs12.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$0.98
Bs6.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.47
Bs3.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$0.51
Bs3.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.60
Bs4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.55
Bs3.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.52
Bs3.58
|
|
pay 32.9% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$2.03
Bs14.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$31.11
Bs214.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$15,452.82
Bs106,774.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$15.23
Bs105.22
|
|
pay 11.6% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$52.88
Bs365.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$306.54
Bs2,118.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$213.11
Bs1,472.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$29.25
Bs202.14
|
|
pay 68.5% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$170.51
Bs1,178.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,128.80
|
|
pay 66.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$2.13
Bs14.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$2.36
Bs16.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$2.73
Bs18.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$41.42
Bs286.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$7.53
Bs52.04
|
|
pay 71.8% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$41.05
Bs283.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$48.50
Bs335.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$65.57
Bs453.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$57.30
Bs395.92
|
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