Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 2.2 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 18.6% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,518
|
$3.58
RWF4,846
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,054
|
$6.57
RWF8,906
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS409
|
$0.77
RWF1,048
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.52
RWF698
|
|
pay 24.0% less for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
$1.05
RWF1,427
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,122
|
$2.51
RWF3,405
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,649
|
$3.00
RWF4,070
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,277
|
$1.63
RWF2,204
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,530
|
$2.26
RWF3,063
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS989
|
$1.53
RWF2,071
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS506
|
$0.49
RWF659
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS753
|
$0.90
RWF1,218
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.50
RWF677
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS348
|
$0.22
RWF303
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.29
RWF394
|
|
pay 76.4% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,337
|
$4.70
RWF6,367
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,476
|
$20.49
RWF27,765
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,293,046
|
$22,032.66
RWF29,860,552
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,353
|
$11.60
RWF15,716
|
|
pay 81.7% more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,539
|
$27.64
RWF37,457
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,995
|
$508.02
RWF688,514
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,398
|
$309.23
RWF419,095
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS54,014
|
$31.53
RWF42,731
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,618
|
$238.37
RWF323,053
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS528,319
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,882,537
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,868
|
$1.16
RWF1,572
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS700
|
$2.22
RWF3,012
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS770
|
$1.93
RWF2,619
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,181
|
$30.92
RWF41,910
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,864
|
$3.09
RWF4,191
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,659
|
$21.26
RWF28,813
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,236
|
$25.12
RWF34,052
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,827
|
$28.02
RWF37,981
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,217
|
$35.75
RWF48,458
|
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