Rwanda vs Togo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Togo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1739
🏠 One person rent
$309
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$538
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$545
💸 GDP per capita
$966
$943
😃 Human freedom index
5.89
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
66.1
61.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
31
🌐 English speaking %
15%
1%
🎓 Higher education
15
33
😀 Quality of life
30
22
🏙️ Population
13.2M
7.8M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($649) is 3% less expensive than in Togo ($667). Rwanda ranked 145th vs 140th 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 0.4 months in Rwanda compared to 0.8 months in Togo. Ranked 146th and 168th 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
$3.18
$2.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.81
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$90.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.1%
7.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13206
$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$790
$431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$6.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$6.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$8.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.93
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.3
$31.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6395
$6607

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Cities Comparison in Rwanda vs Togo

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Togo

City Cost of living Population
Lome
$678
2.19M
Kara
$620
158K
Sokode
$617
115K
Atakpame
$617
98.2K
Kpalime
$616
87.5K
Sotouboua
$616
32.5K