Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 13.7% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 17.3% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,680
|
$6.60
SDG3,867.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,602
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,012
|
$0.63
SDG367.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF675
|
$0.42
SDG247.04
|
|
pay 60.2% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,378
|
$1.14
SDG666.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,289
|
$6.05
SDG3,545.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,931
|
$6.13
SDG3,592.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,129
|
$2.85
SDG1,672.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,958
|
$2.81
SDG1,648.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,000
|
$2.02
SDG1,182.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF637
|
$0.51
SDG297.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,176
|
$0.90
SDG525.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF654
|
$0.80
SDG467.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF293
|
$0.60
SDG350.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF381
|
$0.43
SDG249.56
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,149
|
$5.20
SDG3,049.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,817
|
$25.00
SDG14,650.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,840,580
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,179
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 46.5% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,177
|
$70.15
SDG41,106.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF664,996
|
$637.80
SDG373,748.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF404,780
|
$252.68
SDG148,069.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,272
|
$39.45
SDG23,118.02
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF312,018
|
$63.07
SDG36,956.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,408,340
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,205,669.70
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,518
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,909
|
$2.38
SDG1,394.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,530
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,478
|
$33.33
SDG19,533.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,048
|
$4.00
SDG2,344.00
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Sudan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,829
|
$18.17
SDG10,645.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,888
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,683
|
$55.00
SDG32,230.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,803
|
$40.00
SDG23,440.00
|
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