Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 21.7% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 32.1% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$2.71
RF3,483
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$7.23
RF9,288
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.70
RF894
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.51
RF658
|
|
pay 48.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.99
RF1,277
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$2.57
RF3,306
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$2.79
RF3,587
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.56
RF2,010
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.46
RF3,160
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.81
RF2,328
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.56
RF715
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.98
RF1,264
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.47
RF606
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.22
RF279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.26
RF335
|
|
pay 20.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$5.24
RF6,733
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$11.74
RF15,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$21,680.22
RF27,862,792
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$9.71
RF12,480
|
|
pay 26.4% more for housing
Yemen
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$34.21
RF43,971
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$503.29
RF646,815
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$316.42
RF406,655
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$41.21
RF52,958
|
|
pay 17.4% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$148.81
RF191,243
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$1,635.61
RF2,102,044
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$0.90
RF1,161
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.26
RF2,902
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$1.36
RF1,741
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$33.55
RF43,121
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$4.52
RF5,805
|
|
pay 55.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$19.76
RF25,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$29.98
RF38,528
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$33.65
RF43,245
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$46.73
RF60,059
|
|
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