Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 2.2 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$13.74
€12.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$8.59
€8.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$5.82
€5.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$6.41
€5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$3.53
€3.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 72.7% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$5.75
€5.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$50.09
€46.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$29,604.23
€27,622.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$21.98
€20.51
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$39.46
€36.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$924.34
€862.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$738.82
€689.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$136.66
€127.51
|
|
pay 23.7% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$424.84
€396.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$7,091.11
€6,616.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$3.33
€3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$4.37
€4.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$54.49
€50.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$10.29
€9.60
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$80.92
€75.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$48.04
€44.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$125.90
€117.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$111.40
€103.94
|
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