Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.6 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Germany instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,696
|
$13.72
€12.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,631
|
$10.18
€9.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,015
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF677
|
$2.48
€2.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,383
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,300
|
$6.75
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,945
|
$4.24
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,136
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,968
|
$7.19
€6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,007
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF639
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,180
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF656
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF294
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF382
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 88.2% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,170
|
$7.16
€6.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,909
|
$54.61
€50.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,939,807
|
$29,249.82
€26,962.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,231
|
$23.30
€21.48
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,302
|
$49.15
€45.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF667,284
|
$800.45
€737.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF406,173
|
$616.33
€568.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,414
|
$232.30
€214.13
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF313,091
|
$434.24
€400.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,454,471
|
$12,512.98
€11,534.29
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,523
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,919
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,539
|
$8.81
€8.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,617
|
$35.42
€32.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,062
|
$12.56
€11.58
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,924
|
$83.65
€77.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF33,002
|
$41.29
€38.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,809
|
$89.84
€82.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,964
|
$120.25
€110.84
|
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