Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 40.3% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
Sweden
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 17.0% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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