Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.6 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RF3,487
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RF895
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RF659
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RF3,309
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RF3,592
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RF3,163
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RF2,331
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RF715
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RF1,265
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RF606
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RF279
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RF336
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RF6,740
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RF15,110
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RF12,494
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 40.5% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RF647,550
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RF407,117
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RF191,461
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RF1,162
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RF2,906
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RF43,170
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RF5,811
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RF60,127
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
|
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