Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 54.5% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 56.3% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$8.90
₾23.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$7.88
₾20.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$0.78
₾2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$0.39
₾1.03
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$0.68
₾1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$3.98
₾10.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$7.46
₾19.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$2.36
₾6.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$2.92
₾7.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$0.62
₾1.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.80
₾2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$0.71
₾1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.85
₾2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.39
₾1.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.36
₾0.95
|
|
pay 15.0% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$4.89
₾13.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$12.43
₾33.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$18,297.46
₾48,762.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$5.48
₾14.60
|
|
pay 2.2% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$18.25
₾48.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$514.58
₾1,371.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$359.72
₾958.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$57.56
₾153.40
|
|
pay 42.4% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$158.50
₾422.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$2,916.93
₾7,773.63
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$1.37
₾3.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$2.31
₾6.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$3.01
₾8.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$46.10
₾122.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$5.87
₾15.65
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$77.21
₾205.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$61.21
₾163.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$124.49
₾331.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$128.58
₾342.68
|
|
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