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Rwanda vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 41.1% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 33.3% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 68.9% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.7% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 71.2% less in Rwanda

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$3.45 RWF5,018	-56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$6.89 RWF10,035	-20.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$0.86 RWF1,249	-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.57 RWF833	+13.5%
Average			-20.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 33.3% less for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$1.05 RWF1,522	-28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$2.26 RWF3,284	-57.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$2.64 RWF3,846	-62.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$1.65 RWF2,408	-41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$2.10 RWF3,050	-43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$1.15 RWF1,678	+17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.37 RWF537	-50.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.70 RWF1,022	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.48 RWF698	-18.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.23 RWF331	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.39 RWF569	-25.8%
Average			-33.3%

United Arab Emirates vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$4.42 RWF6,436	+51.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$29.30 RWF42,649	-44.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149K	$26,543.61 RWF39M	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$14.48 RWF21,074	+70.3%
Average			+10.7%

United Arab Emirates vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 68.9% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$19.48 RWF28,349	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$575.44 RWF838K	-60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$322.51 RWF469K	-67.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$39.98 RWF58,194	-67.4%
Average			-68.9%

United Arab Emirates vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$166.62 RWF243K	-66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$7,842.43 RWF11M	-3.9%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 69.7% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$1.03 RWF1,505	-90.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$2.31 RWF3,367	-53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$1.72 RWF2,509	-72.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$31.41 RWF45,716	-58.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$3.45 RWF5,018	-73.9%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 71.2% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$19.19 RWF27,931	-74.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$19.30 RWF28,098	-67.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$22.98 RWF33,451	-78.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$37.92 RWF55,193	-64.4%
Average			-71.2%

United Arab Emirates vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing

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