Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.7 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,483
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF894
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF658
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 59.9% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,306
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,587
|
$4.68
£3.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,160
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,328
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,264
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF335
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,733
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,092
|
$91.63
£73.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,480
|
$16.30
£13.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF646,815
|
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF406,655
|
$836.18
£671.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,243
|
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,161
|
$4.95
£3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,902
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,121
|
$41.78
£33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,805
|
$11.97
£9.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,059
|
$80.83
£64.89
|
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