Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.7 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Austria instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
$15.33
€14.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
$10.30
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF669
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
$8.22
€7.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
$5.57
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
$5.79
€5.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.84
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
pay 67.2% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
$6.51
€6.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
$49.62
€45.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
$26,063.58
€24,007.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
$19.69
€18.14
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
$36.32
€33.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
$871.49
€802.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
$685.35
€631.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
$267.95
€246.81
|
|
pay 68.2% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
$469.56
€432.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
$14,286.41
€13,159.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
$4.59
€4.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
$6.46
€5.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
$44.34
€40.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
$12.69
€11.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
$85.15
€78.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
$46.34
€42.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
$89.08
€82.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
$125.31
€115.43
|
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