Rwanda vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$3053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1763
$6975
🏠 One person rent
$374
$2103
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$3880
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$549
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$4035
💸 GDP per capita
$1010
$84734
😃 Human freedom index
5.87
7.85
❤️ Life expectancy
67.1
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
84
🌐 English speaking %
15%
96.4%
🎓 Higher education
15
95
😀 Quality of life
29
93
🏙️ Population
13.2M
5.87M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($710) is 77% less expensive than in Singapore ($3053). Rwanda ranked 134th vs 3rd for Singapore 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 1.3 months in Singapore. Ranked 148th and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs Singapore

We calculate prices for Rwanda and Singapore as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 2 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 Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$9.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$7.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$7.6
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$2528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$1833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$5159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$3332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17630
$21990
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$936
$7571
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$16.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$3.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.59
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$4.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.7
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9193
$27755

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$771
1.16M
Ruhengeri
$492
135K
Gisenyi
$381
53.6K
Byumba
$613
36.4K
Cyangugu
$496
27.4K
Nyanza
$518
25.4K
Butare
$413
19.9K
Kibuye
$479
12.3K

In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3059
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2788
152K