Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 1.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 14.0% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 24.5% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
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