Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 10.7% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR144.68
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR73.32
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.25
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.17
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.30
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.83
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR65.60
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR32.03
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.53
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.42
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.64
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR11.05
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.94
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.72
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.69
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.88
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR760.04
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR336,594.02
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR140.78
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 7.5% less for housing
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR898.06
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,372.89
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,938.73
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,497.80
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,937.44
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,611.57
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.69
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR31.28
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.91
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR574.40
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR100.86
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR807.06
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR503.76
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,508.39
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,341.95
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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