Cost of living comparison
Paraguay is 16.8% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Paraguay instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,507
|
$4.18
₲31,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
$4.53
₲33,730
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF900
|
$1.01
₲7,493
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF662
|
$0.59
₲4,373
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
$0.72
₲5,325
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,328
|
$3.22
₲23,935
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,612
|
$2.98
₲22,171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
$1.79
₲13,343
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,181
|
$1.69
₲12,567
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,344
|
$0.83
₲6,198
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF720
|
$0.44
₲3,281
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,272
|
$0.52
₲3,873
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF610
|
$0.63
₲4,660
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF281
|
$0.35
₲2,612
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF338
|
$0.33
₲2,483
|
|
pay 18.6% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,779
|
$4.19
₲31,213
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
$23.43
₲174,356
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
$15,340.40
₲114,161,534
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
$12.04
₲89,565
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
$20.67
₲153,812
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF651,223
|
$339.07
₲2,523,328
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF409,426
|
$217.13
₲1,615,847
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
$43.32
₲322,415
|
|
pay 20.7% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF192,547
|
$156.19
₲1,162,372
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
$2,231.33
₲16,605,314
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,169
|
$1.19
₲8,822
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,922
|
$2.09
₲15,544
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
$1.88
₲14,011
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,415
|
$28.67
₲213,380
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,844
|
$5.58
₲41,513
|
|
pay 70.8% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Paraguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
$38.87
₲289,296
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
$31.15
₲231,783
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
$74.77
₲556,455
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,468
|
$74.96
₲557,835
|
|
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