Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 5.8% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,942
|
$2.71
RF3,487
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,938
|
$7.23
RF9,298
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,110
|
$0.70
RF895
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,781
|
$0.51
RF659
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,130
|
$0.99
RF1,278
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,133
|
$2.57
RF3,309
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,921
|
$2.79
RF3,592
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,146
|
$1.56
RF2,012
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,332
|
$2.46
RF3,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,563
|
$1.81
RF2,331
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,243
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,775
|
$0.98
RF1,265
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,577
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,108
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,720
|
$0.26
RF336
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,077
|
$5.24
RF6,740
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,483
|
$11.74
RF15,110
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,122,403
|
$21,680.22
RF27,894,469
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,011
|
$9.71
RF12,494
|
|
pay 80.2% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,894
|
$34.21
RF44,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,281,530
|
$503.29
RF647,550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,635,066
|
$316.42
RF407,117
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,067
|
$41.21
RF53,018
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,768,562
|
$148.81
RF191,461
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,820,702
|
$1,635.61
RF2,104,434
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,818
|
$0.90
RF1,162
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,374
|
$2.26
RF2,906
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,774
|
$1.36
RF1,743
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,206
|
$33.55
RF43,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,203
|
$4.52
RF5,811
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,543
|
$19.76
RF25,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,397
|
$29.98
RF38,572
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,291,539
|
$33.65
RF43,295
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,697,156
|
$46.73
RF60,127
|
|
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