Rwanda vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1824
$4510
🏠 One person rent
$404
$1390
🏘️ Family rent
$712
$2380
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$419
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.1
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$183
$3377
💸 GDP per capita
$1000
$50274
😃 Human freedom index
5.67
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
67.8
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
69
🌐 English speaking %
15%
65%
🎓 Higher education
23
68
😀 Quality of life
33
84
🏙️ Population
14.3M
11M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($763) is 63% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2071). Rwanda ranked 140th vs 17th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 148th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.35
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.2
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$8.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$11.6
 Cappuccino
$2.37
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$513
$1527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$296
$1076
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1209
$3122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$2271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.3
$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$93.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.18%
4.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12562
$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1086
$4861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$8.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.04
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.7
$6.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$653
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8923
$13096

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$811
1.75M
Ruhengeri
$518
153K
Gisenyi
$395
53.6K
Byumba
$620
36.4K
Cyangugu
$517
27.4K
Nyanza
$544
25.4K
Kibuye
$507
12.3K
Butare
$409
19.9K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2420
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$2070
1.57M
Sharjah
$1473
1.25M
Al Ain
$1457
767K
Ajman
$2183
490K
Fujairah
$1214
93.7K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1148
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1710
29.1K