Cost of living comparison
Jordan is 59.6% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Jordan instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Jordan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$6.26
JOD4.430
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$6.70
JOD4.750
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.53
JOD0.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.38
JOD0.270
|
|
pay 11.0% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.53
JOD0.380
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$3.79
JOD2.680
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$5.49
JOD3.890
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.87
JOD1.320
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$2.16
JOD1.530
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$0.86
JOD0.610
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.76
JOD0.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.59
JOD0.420
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.33
JOD0.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.36
JOD0.260
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.35
JOD0.250
|
|
pay 60.4% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$4.64
JOD3.290
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$42.52
JOD30.140
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$28,721.45
JOD20,354.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$5.67
JOD4.020
|
|
pay 6.8% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$34.17
JOD24.220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$279.89
JOD198.360
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$212.37
JOD150.510
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$61.94
JOD43.900
|
|
pay 48.2% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$101.26
JOD71.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$3,737.38
JOD2,648.680
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Jordan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$6.52
JOD4.620
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$2.92
JOD2.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$3.27
JOD2.320
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$52.20
JOD36.990
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$11.56
JOD8.190
|
|
pay 85.4% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Jordan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$38.71
JOD27.430
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$47.80
JOD33.870
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$79.04
JOD56.020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$70.81
JOD50.190
|
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