Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 39.8% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 59.4% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 83.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Saudi Arabia

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Saudi Arabia are more expensive than in Rwanda. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Saudi Arabia.

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Saudi Arabia vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Rwanda, you would:

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pay 41.6% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$6.43 SAR24.15	+137.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$7.60 SAR28.53	+12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$0.77 SAR2.90	-1.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.25 SAR0.94	-55.2%
Average			+41.6%

Rwanda vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 59.4% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$0.98 SAR3.69	-6.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$3.80 SAR14.25	+80.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$6.70 SAR25.16	+112.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.67 SAR10.01	+63.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$3.42 SAR12.84	+64.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$0.98 SAR3.66	-10.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.78 SAR2.93	+121.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.80 SAR2.99	+15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.75 SAR2.81	+56.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.62 SAR2.32	+173.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.60 SAR2.27	+79.1%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$2.35 SAR8.83	-66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$35.96 SAR134.94	+41.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$44,549.24 SAR167K	+70.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$20.52 SAR77.00	+8.2%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Rwanda	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$68.86 SAR258.41	+227.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$633.54 SAR2,377.57	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$465.22 SAR1,745.88	+12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$73.68 SAR276.52	+14.6%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 83.0% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$419.94 SAR1,575.96	+272.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$8,565.65 SAR32,145.50	-9.9%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$1.91 SAR7.18	+88.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$3.43 SAR12.86	+41.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$6.94 SAR26.04	+241.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$98.19 SAR368.47	+267.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$15.24 SAR57.19	+349.9%
Average			+177.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$44.17 SAR165.75	+154.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$55.80 SAR209.42	+258.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$89.45 SAR335.69	+302.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$74.85 SAR280.89	+121.0%
Average			+199.9%

Rwanda vs. Saudi Arabia - Cost of clothing

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