Cost of living comparison
Syria is 2.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Syria instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$4.10
£10,300
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$0.81
£2,042
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$0.41
£1,035
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$1.86
£4,664
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$2.90
£7,283
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$2.02
£5,065
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$0.40
£1,003
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.70
£1,763
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$0.20
£508
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$0.33
£819
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.22
£555
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.18
£447
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$3.96
£9,949
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$11.68
£29,338
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$8.43
£21,178
|
|
pay 32.5% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$149.93
£376,707
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$86.14
£216,422
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$63.88
£160,498
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$1.66
£4,166
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$0.98
£2,460
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$13.47
£33,842
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$2.67
£6,700
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Syria
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$63.29
£159,007
|
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