Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 40.6% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 58.8% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
₺97.96
|
$2.71
RF3,507
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
₺118.55
|
$7.23
RF9,351
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
₺20.16
|
$0.70
RF900
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
₺7.09
|
$0.51
RF662
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
₺12.76
|
$0.99
RF1,286
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
₺85.01
|
$2.57
RF3,328
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
₺99.91
|
$2.79
RF3,612
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
₺45.57
|
$1.56
RF2,024
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
₺51.71
|
$2.46
RF3,181
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
₺9.83
|
$1.81
RF2,344
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₺16.97
|
$0.56
RF720
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
₺9.98
|
$0.98
RF1,272
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₺13.74
|
$0.47
RF610
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₺7.13
|
$0.22
RF281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₺6.30
|
$0.26
RF338
|
|
pay 21.3% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
₺140.99
|
$5.24
RF6,779
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
₺496.47
|
$11.74
RF15,195
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
₺1,116,678.54
|
$21,680.22
RF28,052,691
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
₺140.60
|
$9.71
RF12,565
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
₺272.35
|
$34.21
RF44,271
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
₺7,095.55
|
$503.29
RF651,223
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
₺4,681.90
|
$316.42
RF409,426
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
₺1,609.13
|
$41.21
RF53,319
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
₺5,396.08
|
$148.81
RF192,547
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
₺112,845.96
|
$1,635.61
RF2,116,371
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
₺61.90
|
$0.90
RF1,169
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
₺50.29
|
$2.26
RF2,922
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
₺53.16
|
$1.36
RF1,753
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
₺651.71
|
$33.55
RF43,415
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
₺81.25
|
$4.52
RF5,844
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
₺974.84
|
$19.76
RF25,569
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
₺840.60
|
$29.98
RF38,791
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
₺2,045.49
|
$33.65
RF43,540
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
₺1,383.73
|
$46.73
RF60,468
|
|
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