Cost of Living Comparison Between Byumba and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Byumba and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Byumba is 51.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 70.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Byumba is 56.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 73.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.13 RWF 5,972

$4.71 ฿151

-12.31%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.81 RWF 40.2K

$45.87 ฿1,468

-39.37%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.52 RWF 9,437

$8.84 ฿283

-26.24%

Cappuccino

$2.17 RWF 3,132

$3.06 ฿98

-29.08%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.86 RWF 1,250

$0.69 ฿22.16

24.64%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.53 RWF 763

$0.39 ฿12.56

35.90%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.01 RWF 1,463

$2.49 ฿79.6

-59.44%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.05 RWF 2,964

$3.72 ฿119

-44.89%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.71 RWF 1,032

$2.18 ฿69.8

-67.43%

White Bread (500g)

$1.02 RWF 1,479

$1.8 ฿57.5

-43.33%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 RWF 1,867

$2.23 ฿71.4

-42.15%

Eggs

$1.64 RWF 2,366

$2.23 ฿71.4

-26.46%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.16 RWF 6,010

$19.66 ฿629

-78.84%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.32 RWF 6,252

$3.77 ฿121

14.59%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.74 RWF 5,411

$13.53 ฿433

-72.36%

Apples (1kg)

$2.42 RWF 3,496

$3.24 ฿104

-25.31%

Banana (1kg)

$0.99 RWF 1,428

$1.62 ฿51.9

-38.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.44 RWF 2,081

$2.4 ฿76.8

-40.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.14 RWF 1,654

$2.08 ฿66.5

-45.19%

Potato (1kg)

$0.52 RWF 755

$1.59 ฿50.7

-67.30%

Onion (1kg)

$0.8 RWF 1,163

$1.49 ฿47.76

-46.31%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.48 RWF 690

$1.01 ฿32.46

-52.48%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.75 RWF 1,082

$0.48 ฿15.46

56.25%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.77 RWF 2,553

$4.48 ฿143

-60.49%

Wine (Bottle)

$10.47 RWF 15.1K

$20.34 ฿651

-48.53%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.96 RWF 1,385

$1.86 ฿59.5

-48.39%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.72 RWF 2,487

$2.7 ฿86.3

-36.30%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.43 ฿45.79

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.47 ฿367

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.21 RWF 4,649

$3.04 ฿97.4

5.59%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.44 RWF 2,084

$1.04 ฿33.18

38.46%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.87 RWF 5,604

$13.64 ฿437

-71.63%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.15 RWF 1,663

$1.35 ฿43.31

-14.81%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.2K RWF 39.3M

$27.2K ฿870.3K

-0.06%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$29.9K RWF 43.3M

$33.5K ฿1.1M

-10.56%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$46.46 RWF 67.2K

$122 ฿3,905

-61.93%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.88 RWF 12.8K

$13.61 ฿435

-34.75%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.05 RWF 26.1K

$18.36 ฿588

-1.69%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 ฿1,915

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.84 ฿539

Cinema Ticket

$3.38 RWF 4,885

$8.92 ฿285

-62.11%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$156 RWF 226.3K

$684 ฿21.9K

-77.12%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,079 RWF 7.3M

$16.1K ฿514.8K

-68.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$17.32 RWF 25.1K

$58.2 ฿1,862

-70.23%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.23 RWF 27.8K

$34.38 ฿1,100

-44.07%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$24.45 RWF 35.4K

$113 ฿3,631

-78.45%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$31.17 RWF 45.1K

$84.9 ฿2,716

-63.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$353 RWF 510K

$621 ฿19.9K

-43.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$441 ฿14.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,063 ฿66K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,469 ฿47K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,286 ฿137.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$2,957 ฿94.6K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$534 ฿17.1K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.2

5.33

203.94%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Byumba: December 2, 2025

Last update for Phuket: December 1, 2025

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