Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 43.0% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Syria, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
£10,300
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
£11,039
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
£2,042
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
£1,035
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 81.9% more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
£1,838
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
£4,664
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
£7,283
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
£3,947
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
£5,065
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
£1,003
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
£1,763
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
£508
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
£819
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
£555
|
$0.22
RF281
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
£447
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£9,949
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
£29,338
|
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
£77,792,410
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
£21,178
|
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
£92,086
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
£376,707
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
£216,422
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
£109,738
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
£160,498
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
£7,255,516
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
£4,166
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
£2,460
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
£5,238
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
£33,842
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
£6,700
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
£54,441
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
£54,557
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
£276,294
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
£159,007
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
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