Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 28.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Japan, you would:
pay 17.7% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,037
|
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥774
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.52
RWF675
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥872
|
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥809
|
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥313
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥407
|
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.49
RWF637
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥278
|
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$0.50
RWF654
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.22
RWF293
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.29
RWF381
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥657
|
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,544
|
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,375,403
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,847
|
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
|
pay 21.5% less for housing
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,268
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,647
|
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,643
|
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,847
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
|
pay 3.1% less for childcare
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,878
|
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,701,233
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥410
|
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥432
|
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,741
|
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,821
|
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
|
pay 38.4% less for clothing
Japan
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,085
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,087
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,342
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,457
|
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
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