Cost of living comparison
Mongolia is 30.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 4.1% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.79
MNT2,724.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.44
MNT1,527.78
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.58
MNT2,017.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$3.32
MNT11,437.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$4.00
MNT13,805.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.73
MNT5,984.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$1.71
MNT5,904.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.26
MNT4,362.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$1.13
MNT3,903.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$1.31
MNT4,502.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$1.57
MNT5,405.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.23
MNT798.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.43
MNT1,486.56
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$2.92
MNT10,062.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$6.96
MNT24,019.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$16,339.87
MNT56,372,549.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$3.84
MNT13,235.29
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$12.08
MNT41,666.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$337.85
MNT1,165,577.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$195.76
MNT675,381.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$42.93
MNT148,093.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Mongolia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$125.51
MNT433,006.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$6,399.26
MNT22,077,450.98
|
|
pay 30.6% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Mongolia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.49
MNT5,147.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$2.22
MNT7,647.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$1.71
MNT5,882.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$56.83
MNT196,078.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$4.26
MNT14,705.88
|
|
pay 77.0% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Mongolia
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$39.25
MNT135,416.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$27.71
MNT95,588.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$70.41
MNT242,919.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$97.02
MNT334,733.89
|
|
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