Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 87.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
$10.94
€10.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
$8.34
€7.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF669
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 70.7% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
$1.52
€1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
$5.43
€5.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
$2.88
€2.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
$3.25
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 41.6% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
$6.92
€6.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
$38.18
€35.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
$32,478.09
€29,915.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
$9.87
€9.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
$40.03
€36.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
$868.97
€800.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
$680.04
€626.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
$91.68
€84.45
|
|
pay 21.4% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
$397.00
€365.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
$7,801.09
€7,185.64
|
|
pay 91.5% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
$2.32
€2.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
$5.63
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
$40.44
€37.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
$7.87
€7.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
$73.48
€67.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
$33.58
€30.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
$79.41
€73.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
$97.29
€89.61
|
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