Cost of living comparison
Chad is 73.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Chad instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 70.7% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$8.26
FCFA5,052
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$13.21
FCFA8,084
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$0.83
FCFA505
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$0.74
FCFA455
|
|
pay 73.2% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$0.33
FCFA202
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$7.29
FCFA4,463
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$1.98
FCFA1,213
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$3.00
FCFA1,833
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$2.25
FCFA1,375
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.90
FCFA550
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$2.06
FCFA1,260
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.86
FCFA527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.77
FCFA474
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.67
FCFA413
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$3.96
FCFA2,425
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$11,391.93
FCFA6,972,348
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$3.71
FCFA2,274
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$82.55
FCFA50,524
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$1,400.85
FCFA857,381
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$181.61
FCFA111,153
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$189.38
FCFA115,909
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$36.32
FCFA22,231
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$1,651.00
FCFA1,010,485
|
|
pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$1.24
FCFA758
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$3.30
FCFA2,021
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$1.07
FCFA657
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$132.08
FCFA80,839
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$4.95
FCFA3,031
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Chad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$33.02
FCFA20,210
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$61.91
FCFA37,893
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$53.66
FCFA32,841
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$107.32
FCFA65,682
|
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