Costa Rica vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3093
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$597
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$600
🍽️ Food expenses
$476
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1027
$216
💸 GDP per capita
$18587
$1000
😃 Human freedom index
8.23
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
67.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
57
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
75
16
😀 Quality of life
65
34
🏙️ Population
5.13M
14.3M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1287) is 84% more expensive than in Rwanda ($699). Costa Rica ranked 55th vs 148th for Rwanda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Costa Rica compared to 0.3 months in Rwanda. Ranked 57th and 144th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 8 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Costa Rica Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.34
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.6
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$687
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$770
$659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.1
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.13%
16.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2715
$14708
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1648
$952
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.7
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.39
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.96
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.27
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.94
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.06
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.78
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.5
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.85
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.8
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$562
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11369
$7829

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In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1398
342K
Limon
$1288
71.5K
Alajuela
$1303
44.4K
Liberia
$953
65.9K
Cartago
$1241
22.8K
Puntarenas
$821
41.5K
Heredia
$1335
16.7K
Tamarindo
$1714
7.13K
Santa Teresa
$1236
3K

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$758
1.16M
Ruhengeri
$499
153K
Gisenyi
$396
53.6K
Byumba
$597
36.4K
Cyangugu
$505
27.4K
Nyanza
$524
25.4K
Kibuye
$491
12.3K
Butare
$412
19.9K