Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 2.7 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 58.0% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$6.13
₩8,447
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.41
₩1,938
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.67
₩930
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$8.12
₩11,188
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$7.20
₩9,922
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$3.58
₩4,940
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$2.90
₩3,991
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$1.51
₩2,080
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$2.66
₩3,667
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$2.29
₩3,159
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$1.40
₩1,925
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$1.08
₩1,494
|
|
pay 73.7% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$4.92
₩6,786
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$43.73
₩60,258
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$9.34
₩12,865
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
Rwanda
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$392.42
₩540,750
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$302.43
₩416,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$342.96
₩472,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$2.92
₩4,021
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$3.29
₩4,533
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$44.03
₩60,668
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$8.93
₩12,299
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$91.03
₩125,443
|
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