Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 37.6% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 16.4% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 30.7% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 37.2% less for housing
Senegal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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