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Rwanda vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 17.5% cheaper than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 29.4% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 23.5% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 22.8% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 19.2% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 54.6% less in Rwanda

The cost of transportation and housing in Rwanda are more expensive than in Bulgaria. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rwanda instead of Bulgaria, you would:

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pay 39.1% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN15.78	$3.45 RWF5,005	-63.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN14.65	$6.89 RWF10,011	-22.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.19	$0.86 RWF1,246	-35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.45	$0.57 RWF831	-34.9%
Average			-39.1%

Bulgaria vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.4% less for groceries

	Bulgaria	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.55	$1.05 RWF1,518	+11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.05	$2.26 RWF3,276	-53.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.00	$2.64 RWF3,837	-60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.01	$1.65 RWF2,403	-45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.56	$2.10 RWF3,042	-37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.20	$1.15 RWF1,674	+59.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.44	$0.37 RWF536	-57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.35	$0.70 RWF1,019	-14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.72	$0.48 RWF696	-54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.84	$0.23 RWF330	-55.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.77	$0.39 RWF568	-16.1%
Average			-29.4%

Bulgaria vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.5% more for transportation

	Bulgaria	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.60	$4.42 RWF6,421	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN39.47	$29.30 RWF42,546	+22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN52,128.96	$26,543.61 RWF39M	-16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.30	$14.48 RWF21,023	+111.5%
Average			+23.5%

Bulgaria vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 22.8% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN21.67	$19.48 RWF28,280	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN571.19	$575.44 RWF836K	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN424.03	$322.51 RWF468K	+25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN129.68	$39.98 RWF58,052	-49.1%
Average			+22.8%

Bulgaria vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 19.2% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN589.44	$166.62 RWF242K	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,266.39	$7,842.43 RWF11M	+14.9%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.05	$1.03 RWF1,502	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.28	$2.31 RWF3,359	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.02	$1.72 RWF2,503	-52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN52.23	$31.41 RWF45,604	-0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.16	$3.45 RWF5,005	-53.2%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 54.6% less for clothing

	Bulgaria	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN80.98	$19.19 RWF27,863	-60.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN47.72	$19.30 RWF28,030	-33.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN138.89	$22.98 RWF33,369	-72.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN129.54	$37.92 RWF55,059	-51.7%
Average			-54.6%

Bulgaria vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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