Cost of living comparison

Saint Kitts and Nevis

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 52.2% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 66.7% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 19.4% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 81.7% less in Rwanda

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Rwanda.

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Rwanda vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 74.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.50 EC$50.00	$2.71 RWF4,005	-85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$6.77 RWF10,013	-51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.78 RWF1,155	-61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.56 RWF826	-75.5%
Average			-74.2%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 66.7% less for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.05 RWF1,548	-71.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.11 RWF3,115
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.25 EC$25.00	$3.16 RWF4,675	-65.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 EC$15.00	$1.63 RWF2,412	-70.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 EC$11.34	$2.08 RWF3,078	-50.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 EC$5.44	$1.09 RWF1,618	-45.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 EC$3.77	$0.35 RWF522	-74.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.69 RWF1,019
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.68 EC$4.54	$0.48 RWF707	-71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$0.23 RWF333	-77.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.34 RWF499	-59.8%
Average			-66.7%

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$7.00 RWF10,345
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.40 RWF37,550
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,080.15 RWF39M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$18.97 RWF28,037

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.4% less for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$21.00 RWF31,041
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$666.07 RWF985K	-4.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$648.77 EC$1,753.33	$413.79 RWF612K	-36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.53 EC$179.80	$64.32 RWF95,077	-3.3%
Average			-19.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$112.90 RWF167K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,510.48 RWF14M

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pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$1.02 RWF1,502	-50.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.42 RWF3,578	-34.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.03 RWF3,004
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$26.72 RWF39,497	-27.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$3.39 RWF5,007	-46.2%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 81.7% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$17.39 RWF25,701	-80.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$15.58 RWF23,031
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$22.24 RWF32,877	-82.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$33.87 RWF50,067
Average			-81.7%

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