Cost of living comparison
Russia is 12.5% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Russia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 10.9% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,855
|
$6.85
RUB616.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,923
|
$4.21
RUB378.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,050
|
$0.84
RUB75.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF700
|
$0.41
RUB36.57
|
|
pay 4.6% less for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,429
|
$0.49
RUB43.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,412
|
$3.93
RUB353.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF4,078
|
$3.21
RUB288.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,208
|
$1.21
RUB109.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF3,068
|
$1.72
RUB154.92
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,075
|
$0.56
RUB50.56
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF661
|
$0.56
RUB50.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,220
|
$0.75
RUB67.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF678
|
$0.90
RUB81.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF304
|
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF395
|
$0.22
RUB19.65
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,379
|
$2.21
RUB198.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF27,817
|
$19.07
RUB1,713.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF29,916,715
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,595,037.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,746
|
$4.42
RUB397.48
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF37,527
|
$6.26
RUB562.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF689,809
|
$317.16
RUB28,508.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF419,884
|
$217.57
RUB19,556.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF42,812
|
$68.11
RUB6,122.64
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF323,660
|
$212.06
RUB19,061.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,908,648
|
$5,562.55
RUB500,003.01
|
|
pay 9.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,575
|
$1.50
RUB134.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,018
|
$1.72
RUB154.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,624
|
$2.19
RUB197.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF41,988
|
$29.01
RUB2,607.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,199
|
$4.18
RUB375.72
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Russia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF28,867
|
$58.04
RUB5,217.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF34,116
|
$36.63
RUB3,292.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF38,052
|
$78.11
RUB7,020.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF48,549
|
$78.83
RUB7,085.82
|
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