Cost of living comparison
Guam is 3.2 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Guam instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Guam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
$19.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
$8.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF669
|
$1.81
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
$4.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
$8.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
$12.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
$4.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
$3.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$1.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
$4.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$3.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$2.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
$5.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
$36.93
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
$90.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
$1,624.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
$1,439.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
$245.97
|
|
pay 79.0% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
$510.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
$14,733.33
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
$5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
$5.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
$7.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
$130.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
$12.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Guam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
$60.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
$49.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
$80.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
$77.69
|
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