Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.8 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$37.84
£29.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$8.83
£6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$2.84
£2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$2.29
£1.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$2.03
£1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$5.49
£4.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$7.51
£5.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$5.04
£3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$5.39
£4.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$1.95
£1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$7.04
£5.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$65.58
£51.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$30,458.39
£24,035.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$41.21
£32.52
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$64.32
£50.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$1,860.29
£1,468.04
|
|
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
|
$108.19
£85.38
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$2,002.18
£1,580.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$18,733.28
£14,783.20
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$6.94
£5.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$4.76
£3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$12.93
£10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$76.30
£60.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$16.40
£12.94
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$94.59
£74.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$54.23
£42.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$99.32
£78.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$122.97
£97.04
|
|
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