Cost of living comparison
Mali is 2.6 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Mali instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 50.4% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 85.5% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 61.9% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
?? | |
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 75.5% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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