Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 23.3% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,507
|
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF900
|
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF662
|
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,328
|
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,612
|
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,181
|
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,344
|
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF720
|
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,272
|
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF610
|
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF281
|
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF338
|
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,779
|
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,195
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,565
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 21.7% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF651,223
|
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF409,426
|
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
|
pay 5.3% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF192,547
|
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
|
pay 16.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,169
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,922
|
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,415
|
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,844
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,468
|
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
|
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