Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 49.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Brazil
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 57.7% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Brazil
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 70.4% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Brazil
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
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