Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 0.3% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$2.71
COP10,519.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$5.26
COP20,420.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$0.60
COP2,336.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$0.46
COP1,781.33
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$0.87
COP3,389.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$1.61
COP6,252.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$3.28
COP12,722.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$1.65
COP6,409.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$1.55
COP6,039.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$0.83
COP3,228.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.29
COP1,140.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$0.37
COP1,427.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$0.40
COP1,539.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.30
COP1,179.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.33
COP1,298.48
|
|
pay 5.9% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$2.04
COP7,906.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$23.61
COP91,717.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$14,617.95
COP56,777,104.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$11.28
COP43,811.58
|
|
pay 31.8% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$21.37
COP83,018.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$208.57
COP810,096.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$176.18
COP684,306.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$46.64
COP181,152.32
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$104.33
COP405,242.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$3,004.13
COP11,668,231.84
|
|
pay 17.6% less for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$0.90
COP3,479.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$1.21
COP4,682.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$1.90
COP7,368.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$18.34
COP71,237.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$2.91
COP11,315.13
|
|
pay 43.0% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$40.50
COP157,295.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$27.32
COP106,129.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$60.30
COP234,195.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$45.16
COP175,397.73
|
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