Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 64.4% more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
LKR517.65
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
LKR1,298.37
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LKR174.58
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
LKR69.16
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
LKR152.94
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
LKR1,239.04
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
LKR1,415.48
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
LKR455.72
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
LKR491.58
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
LKR401.17
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
LKR92.82
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LKR293.02
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
LKR149.70
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LKR116.10
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LKR89.59
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
LKR1,119.08
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
LKR966.14
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
LKR8,734,608.47
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
LKR786.68
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
LKR3,156.24
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
LKR41,607.47
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
LKR20,871.38
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
LKR8,884.28
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
LKR9,166.99
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
LKR222,747.81
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
LKR490.77
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
LKR444.68
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
LKR1,647.57
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
LKR2,839.84
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
LKR712.70
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
LKR5,918.15
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
LKR3,913.50
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
LKR13,067.50
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
LKR7,955.30
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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