Rwanda vs Yemen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Yemen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1763
$1302
🏠 One person rent
$374
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$716
$452
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$199
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.9
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$391
💸 GDP per capita
$1010
$477
😃 Human freedom index
5.87
3.78
❤️ Life expectancy
67.1
63.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
13
🌐 English speaking %
15%
9%
🎓 Higher education
15
25
😀 Quality of life
29
12
🏙️ Population
13.2M
28.3M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($710) is 35% more expensive than in Yemen ($524). Rwanda ranked 134th vs 177th for Yemen 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 0.7 months in Yemen. Ranked 148th and 184th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs Yemen

We calculate prices for Rwanda and Yemen as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 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 Yemen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.84
 Cappuccino
$2.27
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$411
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$527
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.16%
12.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17630
$1633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$936
$950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.39
$7.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.59
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.74
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.67
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$23.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.55
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.77
$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.7
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.1
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$77.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9193
$2713

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$771
1.16M
Ruhengeri
$492
135K
Gisenyi
$381
53.6K
Byumba
$613
36.4K
Cyangugu
$496
27.4K
Nyanza
$518
25.4K
Butare
$413
19.9K
Kibuye
$479
12.3K

In Yemen

City Cost of living Population
Sanaa
$546
2.96M
Al Hudaydah
$505
618K
Taiz
$507
615K
Aden
$503
507K
Ibb
$496
351K
Dhamar
$486
160K
Mukalla
$484
144K
Sayyan
$481
70K
Sa'dah
$482
70.2K
Zabid
$482
50.8K