Rwanda vs Seychelles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Seychelles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1685
$3464
🏠 One person rent
$345
$924
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$1552
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$493
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$832
💸 GDP per capita
$1000
$17859
😃 Human freedom index
5.87
8.01
❤️ Life expectancy
67.8
75
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
72
🌐 English speaking %
15%
37.9%
🎓 Higher education
16
14
😀 Quality of life
34
61
🏙️ Population
14.3M
121K

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($699) is 56% less expensive than in the Seychelles ($1585). Rwanda ranked 148th vs 34th for the Seychelles in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Rwanda compared to 0.5 months in the Seychelles. Ranked 144th and 65th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs the Seychelles

We calculate prices for Rwanda and the Seychelles as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 1 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 Seychelles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.73
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.91
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.9
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$2163
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.29%
14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14708
$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$952
$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$8213

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Cities Comparison in Rwanda vs the Seychelles

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In the Seychelles

City Cost of living Population
Victoria
$1585
24.7K