Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 23.4% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 33.4% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Nepal
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
|
pay 26.1% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
|
pay 4.9% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
|
pay 71.4% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
|
pay 19.6% less for clothing
Rwanda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
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