Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 2.5 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
$14.00
FCFA8,458
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
$8.94
FCFA5,399
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
$2.09
FCFA1,266
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF669
|
$1.50
FCFA905
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
$1.53
FCFA927
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
$4.61
FCFA2,787
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
$7.14
FCFA4,317
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
$3.52
FCFA2,126
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
$2.22
FCFA1,339
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
$1.44
FCFA869
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$1.03
FCFA621
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
$2.29
FCFA1,381
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.31
FCFA790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$1.33
FCFA801
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$1.29
FCFA781
|
|
pay 30.1% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
$5.17
FCFA3,121
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
$21.74
FCFA13,135
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
$28,585.40
FCFA17,271,490
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
$20.24
FCFA12,229
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
$156.50
FCFA94,558
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
$1,030.70
FCFA622,757
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
$381.29
FCFA230,376
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
$456.95
FCFA276,094
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
$214.14
FCFA129,388
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,081,454
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
$2.85
FCFA1,723
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
$4.18
FCFA2,527
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
$3.50
FCFA2,115
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
$75.25
FCFA45,467
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
$10.00
FCFA6,042
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
$35.42
FCFA21,399
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
$35.56
FCFA21,483
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
$92.22
FCFA55,721
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
$90.00
FCFA54,379
|
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