Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 81.4% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$7.61
€7.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$7.82
€7.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$1.43
€1.33
|
|
pay 73.8% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$5.86
€5.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$3.34
€3.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$3.17
€2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$6.56
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$26.03
€24.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
$25,571.83
€23,859.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$12.02
€11.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$19.97
€18.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$574.42
€535.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$479.28
€447.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$175.37
€163.63
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$376.22
€351.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$7,374.05
€6,880.38
|
|
pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$2.33
€2.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$5.14
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$40.30
€37.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$8.28
€7.72
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$65.69
€61.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$36.31
€33.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$80.32
€74.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$85.31
€79.59
|
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