Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 46.1% more expensive than Cook Islands.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Cook Islands, you would:
pay 54.5% less for restaurants
Cook Islands
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Rwanda
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.12
NZ$9.96
|
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
NZ$13.44
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.37
NZ$5.48
|
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
NZ$3.98
|
$0.52
RWF669
|
|
pay 47.8% less for groceries
Cook Islands
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Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.01
NZ$4.89
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
NZ$7.30
|
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
NZ$12.56
|
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
NZ$8.23
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$3.91
|
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.40
|
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
NZ$1.58
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
NZ$2.25
|
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.33
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.35
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NZ$1.25
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Cook Islands
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Rwanda
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
NZ$10.06
|
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,839.90
NZ$27,377.51
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$217.39
NZ$353.42
|
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
|
pay 37.8% less for housing
Cook Islands
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Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$106.86
NZ$173.72
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.89
NZ$796.44
|
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.65
NZ$696.88
|
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.96
NZ$108.87
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Cook Islands
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.66
NZ$2,389.31
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
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pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Cook Islands
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Rwanda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
NZ$7.96
|
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
NZ$6.80
|
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.37
NZ$29.87
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.52
NZ$41.48
|
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.97
NZ$9.71
|
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
|
pay 56.7% less for clothing
Cook Islands
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Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.55
NZ$124.44
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.74
NZ$59.73
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.55
NZ$124.44
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
NZ$144.35
|
$35.75
RWF46,393
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