Rwanda vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$693
$963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1631
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$339
$385
🏘️ Family rent
$530
$921
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.5
$97.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$244
$1491
💸 GDP per capita
$1000
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.89
8.56
❤️ Life expectancy
67.1
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
67
🌐 English speaking %
15%
30%
🎓 Higher education
15
89
😀 Quality of life
28
78
🏙️ Population
13.2M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($693) is 28% less expensive than in Taiwan ($963). Rwanda ranked 141st vs 91st for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 148th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Rwanda and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.57
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$2.29
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$417
$401
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$779
$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$50.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$78.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.9
$21.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.12%
1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13988
$7413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$860
$4299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.8
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.5
$8.93
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.77
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.71
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.94
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$41.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.87
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9611
$14683

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$723
1.16M
Ruhengeri
$598
135K
Gisenyi
$587
53.6K
Byumba
$622
36.4K
Cyangugu
$559
27.4K
Nyanza
$545
25.4K
Butare
$441
19.9K
Kibuye
$579
12.3K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1060
4.04M
Taipei
$1158
2.6M
Taichung
$931
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$868
2.33M
Tainan
$841
1.87M
Hsinchu
$864
499K
Keelung
$1028
367K
Zhubei
$828
218K
Chiayi
$707
252K
Changhua
$841
225K
Kinmen
$821
144K
Miaoli
$698
86.2K
Douliu
$761
109K
Nantou
$818
97.4K
Yilan
$745
95K
Taitung
$801
103K