Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 70.5% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Rwanda
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.29
CHF22.99
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.39
CHF14.90
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.49
CHF4.08
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.68
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
Switzerland
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Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
CHF3.15
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.71
CHF11.56
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.96
CHF6.32
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
CHF5.91
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.35
CHF11.23
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 57.5% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
CHF7.05
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.37
CHF98.51
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,253.06
CHF32,045.45
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.64
CHF37.85
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 68.3% less for housing
Switzerland
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Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
CHF47.55
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.30
CHF1,431.06
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,317.64
CHF1,197.75
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.73
CHF157.92
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Rwanda
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,462.28
CHF2,238.24
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.01
CHF28,549.35
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
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pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
CHF6.69
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
CHF4.75
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
CHF8.87
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.81
CHF77.09
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.50
CHF18.63
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 74.4% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.31
CHF109.37
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.46
CHF54.96
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.36
CHF118.50
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$165.15
CHF150.13
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
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