Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.3 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,639
|
$18.16
UYU703.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,526
|
$9.86
UYU381.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,003
|
$2.23
UYU86.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF669
|
$1.67
UYU64.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,366
|
$2.44
UYU94.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,260
|
$6.68
UYU258.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,897
|
$4.26
UYU165.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,110
|
$3.72
UYU144.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,932
|
$4.37
UYU169.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,982
|
$1.14
UYU44.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$1.27
UYU49.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,166
|
$0.73
UYU28.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$1.22
UYU47.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.86
UYU33.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.84
UYU32.35
|
|
pay 80.0% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,095
|
$7.65
UYU296.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,582
|
$48.78
UYU1,889.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,588,154
|
$36,826.29
UYU1,426,233.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,046
|
$17.59
UYU681.25
|
|
pay 86.7% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,861
|
$40.50
UYU1,568.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF659,175
|
$631.38
UYU24,452.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF401,237
|
$468.93
UYU18,160.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,910
|
$102.20
UYU3,958.18
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,287
|
$421.70
UYU16,331.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,290,984
|
$7,669.05
UYU297,012.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,505
|
$3.37
UYU130.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,884
|
$3.99
UYU154.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,508
|
$5.19
UYU200.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,124
|
$53.06
UYU2,054.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,012
|
$10.53
UYU407.96
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,585
|
$95.58
UYU3,701.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,601
|
$48.77
UYU1,888.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,362
|
$133.31
UYU5,163.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,393
|
$112.14
UYU4,342.99
|
|
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