Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 28.1% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 7.9% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
Samoa
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 34.5% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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