Cost of living comparison
India is 33.5% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in India instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$2.48
₹207.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$3.94
₹329.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$0.39
₹32.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$0.17
₹14.27
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$2.56
₹213.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$2.56
₹213.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$0.93
₹77.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$1.36
₹113.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$0.85
₹71.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.31
₹26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.47
₹39.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.23
₹19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.16
₹13.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.17
₹14.41
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$4.69
₹391.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$10.04
₹838.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$13,372.81
₹1,117,319.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$2.97
₹248.21
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$7.66
₹640.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$136.15
₹11,375.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$88.97
₹7,433.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$28.75
₹2,402.09
|
|
pay 79.7% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$58.47
₹4,885.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$1,644.63
₹137,411.06
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$1.84
₹153.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$1.59
₹133.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$3.63
₹303.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$16.08
₹1,343.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$3.38
₹282.28
|
|
pay 10.3% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$23.53
₹1,965.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$24.73
₹2,066.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$41.02
₹3,427.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$30.71
₹2,566.10
|
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