Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 52.5% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 21.8% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$3.71
F CFA2,274
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$9.49
F CFA5,810
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$0.80
F CFA490
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$0.70
F CFA427
|
|
pay 63.6% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$0.67
F CFA411
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$7.29
F CFA4,463
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$8.65
F CFA5,291
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$2.15
F CFA1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$3.79
F CFA2,320
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$1.29
F CFA792
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.41
F CFA251
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.76
F CFA463
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.59
F CFA363
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.59
F CFA362
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.65
F CFA395
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$5.15
F CFA3,152
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$41.28
F CFA25,262
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$29,718.07
F CFA18,188,734
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$14.86
F CFA9,094
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$55.80
F CFA34,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$722.31
F CFA442,087
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$325.48
F CFA199,210
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$118.36
F CFA72,443
|
|
pay 55.9% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$137.58
F CFA84,207
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$3,136.91
F CFA1,919,922
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$0.99
F CFA606
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$2.52
F CFA1,541
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$1.24
F CFA758
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$71.94
F CFA44,033
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$8.26
F CFA5,052
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$59.62
F CFA36,490
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$40.24
F CFA24,631
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$67.45
F CFA41,284
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$93.90
F CFA57,471
|
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