Cost of living comparison
San Marino is 98.9% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in San Marino instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$16.33
€15.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$7.52
€7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$2.03
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
pay 68.7% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$5.17
€4.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$4.40
€4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$4.44
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 49.1% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$6.35
€5.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$33.74
€31.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$23,402.53
€21,835.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$22.10
€20.62
|
|
pay 51.4% more for housing
Rwanda
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$32.47
€30.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$544.24
€507.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$503.43
€469.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$68.75
€64.15
|
|
pay 1.2% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$355.57
€331.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$5,442.45
€5,078.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$4.63
€4.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$5.44
€5.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$70.75
€66.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$7.62
€7.11
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
San Marino
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$35.38
€33.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
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