Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 68.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Venezuela
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
$7.99
VEF79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
$8.68
VEF86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF898
|
$1.17
VEF11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF661
|
$0.88
VEF8.79
|
|
pay 54.0% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Venezuela
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
$1.84
VEF18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
$2.19
VEF21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
$6.36
VEF63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
$2.09
VEF20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
$2.45
VEF24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
$1.99
VEF19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF718
|
$0.46
VEF4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
$0.57
VEF5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF609
|
$0.70
VEF6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.56
VEF5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF337
|
$0.79
VEF7.92
|
|
pay 92.5% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Venezuela
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
$1.90
VEF18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
$37.75
VEF376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
$31,166.67
VEF310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
$26.10
VEF260.30
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Venezuela
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
$39.45
VEF393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
$172.69
VEF1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
$151.81
VEF1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
$14.14
VEF141.06
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
$61.35
VEF611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
$7,600.00
VEF75,806.21
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Venezuela
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
$1.30
VEF12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
$1.61
VEF16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
$3.77
VEF37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
$33.33
VEF332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
$5.39
VEF53.75
|
|
pay 88.6% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Venezuela
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
$52.98
VEF528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
$38.48
VEF383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
$68.40
VEF682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
$72.31
VEF721.21
|
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