Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 38.2% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,312
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,907
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩915
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,010
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,764
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,861
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,927
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,047
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,609
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,109
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,894
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,470
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 21.8% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,678
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,298
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 8.1% more for housing
South Korea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩532,142
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩410,108
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩465,063
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,957
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,460
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,702
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,104
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩123,446
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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