Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 3.7 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 88.5% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$7.64
HK$59.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$5.73
HK$44.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.23
HK$9.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$1.11
HK$8.65
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Hong Kong
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$2.29
HK$17.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$12.63
HK$98.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$11.66
HK$91.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$3.47
HK$27.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$4.48
HK$35.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$2.03
HK$15.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$1.13
HK$8.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$1.75
HK$13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$1.35
HK$10.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$1.18
HK$9.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$10.64
HK$83.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$63.70
HK$498.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,198.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$13.12
HK$102.68
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$23.34
HK$182.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,908.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,744.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$157.03
HK$1,228.89
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$771.50
HK$6,037.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,599.25
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$6.37
HK$49.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$5.02
HK$39.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$8.28
HK$64.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$79.37
HK$621.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$12.74
HK$99.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$80.90
HK$633.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$39.86
HK$311.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$88.35
HK$691.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$129.40
HK$1,012.63
|
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