Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.2 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$18.92
£14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$8.82
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$2.53
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$6.93
£5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$7.62
£6.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$5.60
£4.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$5.18
£4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$2.69
£2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$2.40
£1.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$1.90
£1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$7.03
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$39.73
£31.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$29,386.35
£23,189.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$23.24
£18.34
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$68.68
£54.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$1,864.05
£1,471.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$1,686.88
£1,331.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$161.86
£127.73
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$1,460.21
£1,152.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$16,544.33
£13,055.81
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$5.93
£4.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$4.02
£3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$12.39
£9.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$79.68
£62.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$9.62
£7.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$88.29
£69.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$35.10
£27.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$80.67
£63.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$76.78
£60.59
|
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