Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 30.4% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 52.1% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.03
|
$3.58
RWF4,696
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.37
|
$6.57
RWF8,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.12
|
$0.77
RWF1,015
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.59
|
$0.52
RWF677
|
|
pay 17.6% less for groceries
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.51
|
$1.05
RWF1,383
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.50
|
$2.51
RWF3,300
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.88
|
$3.00
RWF3,945
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.42
|
$1.63
RWF2,136
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.08
|
$2.26
RWF2,968
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.53
RWF2,007
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.49
RWF639
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.90
RWF1,180
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.37
|
$0.50
RWF656
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.22
RWF294
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.29
RWF382
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.77
|
$4.70
RWF6,170
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€27.96
|
$20.49
RWF26,909
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,349.65
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,939,807
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.92
|
$11.60
RWF15,231
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.86
|
$27.64
RWF36,302
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€450.74
|
$508.02
RWF667,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€321.01
|
$309.23
RWF406,173
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€134.57
|
$31.53
RWF41,414
|
|
pay 14.7% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€458.16
|
$238.37
RWF313,091
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,696.37
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,454,471
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.59
|
$1.16
RWF1,523
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.91
|
$2.22
RWF2,919
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.68
|
$1.93
RWF2,539
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€35.77
|
$30.92
RWF40,617
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.70
|
$3.09
RWF4,062
|
|
pay 66.5% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Rwanda
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€93.46
|
$21.26
RWF27,924
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.16
|
$25.12
RWF33,002
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.23
|
$28.02
RWF36,809
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€151.18
|
$35.75
RWF46,964
|
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