Estonia vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Estonia Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1425
$819
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3427
$1897
🏠 One person rent
$704
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$1191
$775
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1971
$135
💸 GDP per capita
$31428
$1000
😃 Human freedom index
8.85
5.67
❤️ Life expectancy
78.5
67.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
58
🌐 English speaking %
47%
21.2%
🎓 Higher education
83
23
😀 Quality of life
84
31
🏙️ Population
1.37M
14.3M

The average cost of living in Estonia ($1425) is 74% more expensive than in Rwanda ($819). Estonia ranked 44th vs 126th 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 1.4 months in Estonia compared to 0.2 months in Rwanda. Ranked 29th and 147th 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
$14.5
$2.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.13
$1.04
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1341
$1282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$780
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$40.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$288
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.4
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
16.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4230
$10729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.14
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.8
$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$15.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.92
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$4.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.2
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$3.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.6
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.1
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$564
$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10603
$7676

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In Estonia

City Cost of living Population
Tallinn
$1594
458K
Tartu
$1220
97.8K
Narva
$1081
53.4K
Parnu
$1179
41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
33.4K
Maardu
$1455
17K
Viljandi
$1054
17.3K
Rakvere
$1085
15.7K
Kuressaare
$1225
13.2K
Sillamae
$1079
12.4K

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$872
1.75M
Ruhengeri
$553
153K
Gisenyi
$411
53.6K
Byumba
$671
36.4K
Cyangugu
$543
27.4K
Nyanza
$583
25.4K
Butare
$447
19.9K
Kibuye
$533
12.3K