Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 13.1% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
$3.58
RWF4,634
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
$6.57
RWF8,516
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
$0.52
RWF668
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
$1.05
RWF1,364
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
$2.51
RWF3,256
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
$3.00
RWF3,892
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
$1.63
RWF2,108
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
$2.26
RWF2,929
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
$1.53
RWF1,980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
$0.49
RWF631
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
$0.50
RWF648
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
$0.22
RWF290
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
$0.29
RWF377
|
|
pay 30.7% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
$4.70
RWF6,088
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
$20.49
RWF26,551
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
$22,032.66
RWF28,554,328
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
$11.60
RWF15,029
|
|
pay 15.1% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
$27.64
RWF35,818
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
$508.02
RWF658,396
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
$309.23
RWF400,762
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
$31.53
RWF40,862
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
$238.37
RWF308,921
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,275,258
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
$1.16
RWF1,503
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
$2.22
RWF2,880
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
$1.93
RWF2,505
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
$30.92
RWF40,076
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
$3.09
RWF4,008
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Tanzania
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
$21.26
RWF27,552
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
$25.12
RWF32,562
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
$28.02
RWF36,319
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
$35.75
RWF46,338
|
|
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