Legendary Hip Hop OG Dana Dane Discusses Life in Rwanda 🇷🇼 | $3,000 Rent in Rwanda vs US (Footnotes)

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Dana Dane and Dr. Tana M. Session share their journey of relocating from Los Angeles, California, to Kigali, Rwanda (1:07). They discuss their initial impressions of Rwanda, highlighting its cleanliness, safety, infrastructure, and the community's peaceful nature (6:10-9:44).

The couple provides a tour of their luxurious multi-level home in Kigali, showcasing its stunning hilltop views, private pool, gym, guest suites, and expansive indoor-outdoor living spaces (1:44-5:59, 9:44-11:59, 17:01-19:45, 28:24-31:33).

They explain their decision to leave America, citing the U.S. election results and concerns about DEI initiatives as breaking points (12:00-15:58). They detail the rapid process of selling their LA home and moving within 15 days (15:59-16:54).

A significant portion of the video is dedicated to a breakdown of the cost of living in Rwanda (20:41-24:14), comparing it to major U.S. cities. They mention that their monthly expenses are significantly lower, allowing for a higher quality of life for less money (23:55-24:14).

They also touch upon their daily life and work routines in Kigali (25:45-28:23), their experience finding housing and starting over (31:34-33:35), building community and expat networks (33:36-35:59), and adjusting to having household staff (36:00-37:58).

The couple emphasizes the importance of connecting with the local community (38:06-40:28), discussing their income, work, and career transitions abroad (40:29-42:37), and their pursuit of financial freedom and improved quality of life (42:38-45:34). They conclude by sharing how living in Africa has changed them and offer advice for those considering relocation (46:31-52:36).
 

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They are overpaying horribly. Probably gave them that mzungu package.It's the African equivalent to the gringo package again in Latin America:snoop:


For $3,000 a month they could easily have a whole estate with dozens of acres , their own orchard, and still have the Mansion on it , with housekeepers , personal drivers, and a personal cook attached for that price.


For comparison's sake one proffesional person in rwanda is earning less than $2,000 a year. So that couple is paying 1.5 * a local yearly salary for rent for a single month.

To give you a comparison, if the median individual income in America is 51,000 , it would be like you paying $75,000 a month in rent. Think of the legitimate mansion that spending ratio would get you in America. You see why I said they're being cheated?


@MikelArteta , I believe the cost of living is very similar between Uganda and Rwanda. Does what I'm saying add up? Imagine spending $3,000 a month in entebbe on a property. Surely that would get you something on par holyfield's mansion in Atlanta.
 

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They are overpaying horribly. Probably gave them that mzungu package.It's the African equivalent to the gringo package again in Latin America:snoop:


For $3,000 a month they could easily have a whole estate with dozens of acres , their own orchard, and still have the Mansion on it , with housekeepers , personal drivers, and a personal cook attached for that price.


For comparison's sake one proffesional person in rwanda is earning less than $2,000 a year. So that couple is paying 1.5 * a local yearly salary for rent for a single month.

To give you a comparison, if the median individual income in America is 51,000 , it would be like you paying $75,000 a month in rent. Think of the legitimate mansion that spending ratio would get you in America. You see why I said they're being cheated?


@MikelArteta , I believe the cost of living is very similar between Uganda and Rwanda. Does what I'm saying add up? Imagine spending $3,000 a month in entebbe on a property. Surely that would get you something on par holyfield's mansion in Atlanta.

No, they cannot. Rwanda is relatively inexpensive but housing is the one area where it is not that cheap.
 

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No they aren't. Everywhere in Kigali is safe and even properties in the slums are gated/protected.
Even for foreigners?
👀

Most expats aren't living in slums and will opt to pay more for secured properties

Even in relatively safer countries
 

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All properties are secured at all price ranges. They are paying for location and built in property features.


I did hear its one of the safest places in the world to live
So

Let me rephrase, 👀
The property is clearly high spec in a nice community
That offers security, safety and peace of mind which is why I do not believe they are being overcharged


I live in London so that seems like good value for money to me...


*lmao

For that price in my city u get 1 bed 1 bath
 
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They are overpaying horribly. Probably gave them that mzungu package.It's the African equivalent to the gringo package again in Latin America:snoop:


For $3,000 a month they could easily have a whole estate with dozens of acres , their own orchard, and still have the Mansion on it , with housekeepers , personal drivers, and a personal cook attached for that price.


For comparison's sake one proffesional person in rwanda is earning less than $2,000 a year. So that couple is paying 1.5 * a local yearly salary for rent for a single month.

To give you a comparison, if the median individual income in America is 51,000 , it would be like you paying $75,000 a month in rent. Think of the legitimate mansion that spending ratio would get you in America. You see why I said they're being cheated?


@MikelArteta , I believe the cost of living is very similar between Uganda and Rwanda. Does what I'm saying add up? Imagine spending $3,000 a month in entebbe on a property. Surely that would get you something on par holyfield's mansion in Atlanta.


Yup hell I pay 250 usd a month and I live one min from the beach in a gated community in Entebbe like five min away from where the president lives

And where I tell people where I live they think I'm super rich

Getting ripped the hell off
 

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I did hear its one of the safest places in the world to live
So

Let me rephrase, 👀
The property is clearly high spec in a nice community
That offers security, safety and peace of mind which is why I do not believe they are being overcharged


I live in London so that seems like good value for money to me...

I wouldnt pay 3000/month but going from LA I can understand.
 

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The graphic about their backgrounds should have stayed on the screen longer. She was in the foster system early in life, and went from a temp to climbing the corporate ladder in accounting firm.

She is used to adapting and pivoting, which factored into her willing to relocate.

I saw footage of Dana when Herby Love Bug and Kid n Play got inducted into HipHop Hall of Fame. They did a podcast interview of the entire roster. Herb seemed to do right by them, because they all seemed to have gotten money and credit due to them from their hey day careers, and have transitioned to other things.

Nice couple, happy to see them explore the options open to them in this modern era.
 

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Uganda is a shythole breh im sorry and is getting lapped in development by the rest of East Africa.

Nice people who can party though.

Uganda is the pearl of Africa

Uganda is a sh+thole yet Somaliland, Sudanese, Eritreans , Ethiopians, Congolese coke here en masse because their country is a dump
 
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