Cost of living comparison
New Jersey is 3.5 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
New Jersey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,671
|
$17.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,585
|
$10.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,010
|
$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF673
|
$1.97
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,375
|
$3.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,283
|
$7.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,924
|
$4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,125
|
$3.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,952
|
$4.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,996
|
$2.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF636
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,174
|
$2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF653
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF292
|
$1.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF380
|
$1.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,138
|
$3.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,765
|
$153.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,785,493
|
$30,455.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,150
|
$17.18
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,108
|
$56.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF663,726
|
$2,135.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,007
|
$1,746.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,193
|
$125.49
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF311,422
|
$1,594.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,382,729
|
$27,975.00
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,515
|
$6.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,904
|
$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,525
|
$12.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,401
|
$56.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,040
|
$16.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
New Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,775
|
$48.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,826
|
$42.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,613
|
$77.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,713
|
$106.78
|
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