Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.6 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,465
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,241
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF889
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF655
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,271
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,289
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,570
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,000
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,144
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,317
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF711
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,258
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF603
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF278
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF334
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,699
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,017
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,723,596
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,418
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,751
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF643,583
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF404,623
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,693
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF190,288
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,091,543
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,155
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,888
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,733
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF42,906
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,776
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 98.7% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,269
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,336
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,029
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF59,759
|
$105.59
|
|
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