Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 41.0% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 2.3% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 59.4% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 62.0% less in Rwanda

The cost of childcare, housing, and transportation in Rwanda are more expensive than in Syria. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Rwanda. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Rwanda.

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Rwanda vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Syria	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$2.71 RWF4,005	-54.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$6.77 RWF10,013	+29.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.78 RWF1,155	-47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.56 RWF826	-25.3%
Average			-30.4%

Syria vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3% less for groceries

	Syria	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$1.05 RWF1,548	+85.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	$2.11 RWF3,115	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$3.16 RWF4,675	-28.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$1.63 RWF2,412	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.08 RWF3,078	-19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$1.09 RWF1,618	+129.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.35 RWF522	-53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.69 RWF1,019	+48.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$0.48 RWF707	+23.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.23 RWF333	-35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.34 RWF499	-9.2%
Average			-2.3%

Syria vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.4% more for transportation

	Syria	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$7.00 RWF10,345	-9.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	$25.40 RWF37,550	+290.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$26,080.15 RWF39M	+47.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	$18.97 RWF28,037	+54.8%
Average			+59.4%

Syria vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Syria	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$21.00 RWF31,041	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$666.07 RWF985K	+184.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$413.79 RWF612K	+294.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$64.32 RWF95,077	-10.9%
Average			+152.6%

Syria vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Syria	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$112.90 RWF167K	+92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+491.4%
Average			+237.2%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$1.02 RWF1,502	-49.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.42 RWF3,578	+21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$2.03 RWF3,004	-30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$26.72 RWF39,497	+40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$3.39 RWF5,007	+5.3%
Average			-3.5%

Syria vs. Rwanda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 62.0% less for clothing

	Syria	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	$17.39 RWF25,701	-58.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$15.58 RWF23,031	-61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	$22.24 RWF32,877	-68.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	$33.87 RWF50,067	-58.4%
Average			-62.0%

Syria vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing

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