Rwanda vs Solomon Islands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Solomon Islands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$1425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$309
$850
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$1828
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$29.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$511
💸 GDP per capita
$966
$2205
😃 Human freedom index
5.89
6.1
❤️ Life expectancy
66.1
70.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
43
🌐 English speaking %
15%
31.7%
🎓 Higher education
15
9
😀 Quality of life
30
41
🏙️ Population
13.2M
611K

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($649) is 54% less expensive than in the Solomon Islands ($1425). Rwanda ranked 145th vs 34th for the Solomon Islands 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 the Solomon Islands. Ranked 146th and 118th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs the Solomon Islands

We calculate prices for Rwanda and the Solomon Islands 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 Solomon Islands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$580
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$2265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$1277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$107
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.1%
15.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13206
$1360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$790
$784
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$10.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$5.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$4.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$88.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.93
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.3
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6395
$2342

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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 the Solomon Islands

City Cost of living Population
Honiara
$1425
84.5K
Auki
$1422
6.81K