Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 21.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$4.62
COP19,123.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$6.70
COP27,748.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$0.81
COP3,335.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$0.63
COP2,619.68
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$1.38
COP5,720.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$2.35
COP9,748.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$4.16
COP17,214.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$2.15
COP8,909.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$2.31
COP9,568.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$1.13
COP4,672.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.46
COP1,914.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.57
COP2,362.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.54
COP2,230.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.54
COP2,238.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.49
COP2,035.35
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$3.34
COP13,813.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$35.05
COP145,093.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$19,262.76
COP79,749,084.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$15.84
COP65,588.14
|
|
pay 11.2% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$24.33
COP100,741.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$281.86
COP1,166,938.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$220.38
COP912,379.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$72.51
COP300,208.63
|
|
pay 39.0% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$184.82
COP765,169.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$4,560.16
COP18,879,375.78
|
|
pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$1.16
COP4,815.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$1.50
COP6,220.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$2.30
COP9,534.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$23.55
COP97,510.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$4.00
COP16,570.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$55.27
COP228,816.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$38.92
COP161,139.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$80.53
COP333,415.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$70.84
COP293,288.33
|
|
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