Estonia vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Estonia Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1224
$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1576
🏠 One person rent
$628
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1087
$550
🍽️ Food expenses
$409
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$60
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1550
$310
💸 GDP per capita
$28333
$966
😃 Human freedom index
8.73
5.93
❤️ Life expectancy
76.7
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
74
51
🌐 English speaking %
50.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
84
16
😀 Quality of life
80
31
🏙️ Population
1.37M
13.2M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1224) is 75% more expensive than in Rwanda ($698). Estonia ranked 48th vs 136th 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 1.3 months in Estonia compared to 0.4 months in Rwanda. Ranked 32nd and 145th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Estonia vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Estonia and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Estonia Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.63
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.08
$0.88
 Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$551
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.78%
17.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3360
$4685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2221
$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.82
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$9.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.95
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.63
$1.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.56
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$3.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.4
$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$33.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$318
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9291
$6006

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In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1382
438K
Tartu
$1158
91.4K
Narva
$841
53.4K
Parnu
$965
39.6K
Kohtla-Jarve
$912
33.7K
Viljandi
$791
16.9K
Maardu
$1060
15.3K
Rakvere
$981
15K
Kuressaare
$954
13.2K
Sillamae
$827
12.2K

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$733
1.16M
Gisenyi
$593
137K
Ruhengeri
$599
59.3K
Butare
$499
50.2K
Byumba
$622
34.5K
Cyangugu
$611
27.4K
Nyanza
$537
25.4K
Kibuye
$579
12.3K