Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.3 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Australia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,696
|
$16.79
A$25.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,631
|
$9.81
A$14.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,015
|
$2.56
A$3.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF677
|
$2.14
A$3.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,383
|
$2.33
A$3.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,300
|
$4.71
A$7.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,945
|
$5.75
A$8.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,136
|
$3.86
A$5.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,968
|
$3.99
A$6.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,007
|
$1.43
A$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF639
|
$1.25
A$1.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,180
|
$1.39
A$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF656
|
$2.00
A$3.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF294
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF382
|
$0.95
A$1.43
|
|
pay 98.9% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,170
|
$4.73
A$7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,909
|
$84.46
A$127.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,939,807
|
$27,859.34
A$42,039.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,231
|
$18.12
A$27.35
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,302
|
$55.36
A$83.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF667,284
|
$1,258.08
A$1,898.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF406,173
|
$971.44
A$1,465.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,414
|
$141.88
A$214.10
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF313,091
|
$1,377.23
A$2,078.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,454,471
|
$14,720.56
A$22,213.00
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,523
|
$6.69
A$10.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,919
|
$3.60
A$5.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,539
|
$28.13
A$42.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,617
|
$53.84
A$81.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,062
|
$13.24
A$19.98
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,924
|
$75.27
A$113.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF33,002
|
$54.30
A$81.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,809
|
$102.43
A$154.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,964
|
$118.12
A$178.24
|
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