Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Romania

Romania vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 14.3% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Romania
Groceries: pay 30.6% more in Romania
Transportation: pay 12.9% less in Romania
Housing: pay 30.0% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 79.0% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.1% more in Romania
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Romania

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Romania are more expensive than in Rwanda. Expenses including housing and transportation are lower in Romania. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Romania.

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Romania vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Romania instead of Rwanda, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$9.82 RON46.44	+262.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$7.22 RON34.13	+6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.87 RON8.86	+139.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$1.57 RON7.43	+181.1%
Average			+120.8%

Rwanda vs. Romania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.6% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$1.10 RON5.19	+4.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$3.76 RON17.78	+78.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$5.36 RON25.36	+69.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.91 RON13.77	+78.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.69 RON12.72	+29.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$0.51 RON2.42	-53.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.67 RON3.18	+90.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.65 RON3.08	-5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.89 RON4.19	+85.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.35 RON1.66	+56.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.36 RON1.70	+6.5%
Average			+30.6%

Rwanda vs. Romania - Cost of groceries

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$6.55 RON30.98	-6.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$23.38 RON110.58	-8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$27,083.66 RON128K	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$6.64 RON31.43	-65.0%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 30.0% less for housing

	Rwanda	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$8.56 RON40.50	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$371.73 RON1,758.50	-44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$281.26 RON1,330.53	-32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$107.14 RON506.84	+66.6%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 79.0% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$482.75 RON2,283.68	+327.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	-25.1%
Average			+79.0%

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pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$2.18 RON10.31	+114.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$2.45 RON11.57	+1.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$5.71 RON27.03	+181.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$38.73 RON183.19	+44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$7.13 RON33.75	+110.6%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$62.00 RON293.30	+256.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$35.53 RON168.09	+128.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$77.18 RON365.11	+247.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$85.19 RON402.98	+151.5%
Average			+190.3%

Rwanda vs. Romania - Cost of clothing

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