Rwanda vs Togo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Togo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$699
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1685
$1878
🏠 One person rent
$345
$313
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$478
🍽️ Food expenses
$218
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$145
💸 GDP per capita
$1000
$1043
😃 Human freedom index
5.87
6.32
❤️ Life expectancy
67.8
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
32
🌐 English speaking %
15%
1%
🎓 Higher education
16
33
😀 Quality of life
34
19
🏙️ Population
14.3M
9.52M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($699) is 14% less expensive than in Togo ($810). Rwanda ranked 148th vs 126th for Togo 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 0.2 months in Togo. Ranked 144th and 179th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs Togo

We calculate prices for Rwanda and Togo as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 6 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 Togo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.73
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.91
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$2.38
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.7
$46
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.29%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14708
$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$952
$471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$56.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$7.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.72
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.69
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.47
$4.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$92.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$3505

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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 Togo

City Cost of living Population
Lome
$835
2.19M
Kara
$712
158K
Sokode
$705
115K
Atakpame
$699
98.2K
Kpalime
$684
87.5K
Sotouboua
$703
32.5K