Cost of living comparison
India is 27.7% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in India instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,483
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF894
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF658
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 38.1% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,306
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,587
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,160
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,328
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,264
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF335
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,733
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,092
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,480
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 65.0% less for housing
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF646,815
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF406,655
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 47.1% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,243
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,161
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,902
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,121
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,805
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,059
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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