Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.6 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$17.24
€16.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$10.42
€9.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$2.79
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$2.42
€2.26
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$2.22
€2.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$6.64
€6.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$4.35
€4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$3.16
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$1.10
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 83.1% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$7.06
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$50.71
€47.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$26,786.12
€24,992.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$24.68
€23.02
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$50.54
€47.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$808.25
€754.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$687.98
€641.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$168.59
€157.31
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$588.37
€548.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$15,983.72
€14,913.66
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$8.49
€7.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$33.63
€31.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$11.97
€11.17
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$92.98
€86.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$41.35
€38.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$87.07
€81.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$130.15
€121.44
|
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