Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 55.0% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
UAH182.83
|
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
UAH142.11
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.42
|
$0.70
RWF896
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH15.36
|
$0.51
RWF659
|
|
pay 85.2% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
UAH21.30
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
UAH126.40
|
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
UAH124.09
|
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
UAH57.36
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
UAH61.32
|
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.84
|
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
UAH18.42
|
$0.56
RWF716
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
UAH19.67
|
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UAH28.43
|
$0.47
RWF607
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
UAH6.62
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.90
|
$0.26
RWF336
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
UAH149.95
|
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
UAH280.50
|
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
UAH752,581.16
|
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
UAH131.75
|
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
UAH173.31
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
UAH9,209.45
|
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
UAH6,123.78
|
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
UAH2,437.72
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
UAH7,202.03
|
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
UAH152,362.25
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
|
pay 48.1% more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
UAH33.42
|
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
UAH37.91
|
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
UAH76.59
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
UAH740.63
|
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
UAH117.09
|
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Ukraine
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
UAH1,586.93
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
UAH1,198.77
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
UAH2,550.54
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
UAH2,890.09
|
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
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