Rwanda vs Sri Lanka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Sri Lanka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$563
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1897
$1280
🏠 One person rent
$451
$226
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$19.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$135
$236
💸 GDP per capita
$1000
$4516
😃 Human freedom index
5.67
6.23
❤️ Life expectancy
67.8
77.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
35
🌐 English speaking %
21.2%
18.3%
🎓 Higher education
23
56
😀 Quality of life
31
51
🏙️ Population
14.3M
21.9M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($819) is 46% more expensive than in Sri Lanka ($563). Rwanda ranked 126th vs 172nd for Sri Lanka in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Rwanda compared to 0.4 months in Sri Lanka. Ranked 147th and 88th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs Sri Lanka

We calculate prices for Rwanda and Sri Lanka as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 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 Sri Lanka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$344
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1282
$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$780
$289
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.11%
12.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10729
$2121
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1239
$860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$7.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$3.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.47
$2.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$11.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.41
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.01
$3.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$140
$33.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7676
$671

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Cities Comparison in Rwanda vs Sri Lanka

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Sri Lanka

City Cost of living Population
Colombo
$683
648K
Gampaha
$381
191K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
116K
Kandy
$418
120K
Galle
$479
93.1K
Negombo
$467
142K
Beruwala
$582
165K
Trincomalee
$522
99.1K
Matara
$477
68.2K
Anuradhapura
$538
63.2K