Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 24.0% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 53.2% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Argentina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$7.30
ARS6,593.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$5.48
ARS4,949.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$1.16
ARS1,046.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$0.90
ARS816.26
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$1.28
ARS1,159.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$3.38
ARS3,051.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$3.48
ARS3,145.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$1.56
ARS1,413.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$2.03
ARS1,834.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$0.77
ARS698.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.69
ARS626.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.55
ARS497.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.65
ARS586.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.36
ARS322.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.36
ARS322.51
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$3.48
ARS3,145.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$18.58
ARS16,781.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$24,409.10
ARS22,047,519.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$8.41
ARS7,596.46
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$18.92
ARS17,085.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$254.53
ARS229,902.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$191.20
ARS172,705.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$36.37
ARS32,855.36
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$144.96
ARS130,935.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,602,770.80
|
|
pay 8.2% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$1.79
ARS1,620.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$1.85
ARS1,667.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$1.92
ARS1,734.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$19.65
ARS17,748.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$4.34
ARS3,922.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$59.90
ARS54,108.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$54.50
ARS49,227.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$106.78
ARS96,446.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$91.91
ARS83,020.14
|
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