Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 42.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 68.9% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$6.66
RSD729
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$1.39
RSD152
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$1.04
RSD114
|
|
pay 18.5% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$3.27
RSD357
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$4.58
RSD501
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$2.77
RSD303
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.67
RSD74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.79
RSD87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.38
RSD42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 11.2% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$6.36
RSD695
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$6.78
RSD741
|
|
pay 38.9% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
|
pay 25.1% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
|
pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$1.54
RSD169
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$4.51
RSD493
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Serbia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
|
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