Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.6 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 92.1% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.52
RWF669
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 56.5% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
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