Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.0 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Germany instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 76.4% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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