Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 10.9% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$2.71
RF3,483
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$0.70
RF894
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$0.51
RF658
|
|
pay 7.4% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$2.57
RF3,306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$2.79
RF3,587
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$2.46
RF3,160
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$1.81
RF2,328
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$0.98
RF1,264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$0.26
RF335
|
|
pay 16.9% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$5.24
RF6,733
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$11.74
RF15,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$9.71
RF12,480
|
|
pay 52.3% more for housing
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$503.29
RF646,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$316.42
RF406,655
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$148.81
RF191,243
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$0.90
RF1,161
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$2.26
RF2,902
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$33.55
RF43,121
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$4.52
RF5,805
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$46.73
RF60,059
|
|
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