Rwanda vs Senegal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Senegal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$309
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$402
💸 GDP per capita
$966
$1599
😃 Human freedom index
5.89
6.71
❤️ Life expectancy
66.1
67.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
43
🌐 English speaking %
15%
2%
🎓 Higher education
15
57
😀 Quality of life
30
34
🏙️ Population
13.2M
16.9M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($649) is 42% less expensive than in Senegal ($1118). Rwanda ranked 145th vs 63rd for Senegal in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rwanda compared to 0.4 months in Senegal. Ranked 146th and 137th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs Senegal

We calculate prices for Rwanda and Senegal as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 9 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.

Rwanda Senegal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$828
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$2518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$926
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$50.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.1%
8.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13206
$2451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$790
$1389
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$28.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$8.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.93
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.3
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$245
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6395
$8338

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Cities Comparison in Rwanda vs Senegal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$677
1.16M
Gisenyi
$572
137K
Ruhengeri
$575
59.3K
Butare
$458
50.2K
Byumba
$599
34.5K
Cyangugu
$554
27.4K
Nyanza
$539
25.4K
Kibuye
$566
12.3K

In Senegal

City Cost of living Population
Dakar
$1179
1.44M
Thies
$1009
318K
Saint-Louis
$1061
259K
Rufisque
$1067
221K
Ziguinchor
$1060
205K
Kaolack
$1081
172K
Louga
$1070
82.9K
Kolda
$1049
62.3K
Fatick
$1068
28.3K