Rwanda vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$309
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$966
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
5.89
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
66.1
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
69
🌐 English speaking %
15%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
15
100
😀 Quality of life
30
86
🏙️ Population
13.2M
331M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($649) is 73% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). Rwanda ranked 145th vs 7th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 146th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs the United States

We calculate prices for Rwanda and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 2202 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 States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.1%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13206
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$790
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.93
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.3
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6395
$19463

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K