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Rwanda vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 9.7% cheaper than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 7.8% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 12.3% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 3.7% more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% more in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 62.5% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.6% less for restaurants

	Colombia	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,002.64	$3.45 RWF5,007	-21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,389.38	$6.89 RWF10,014	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,234.87	$0.86 RWF1,246	-2.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,277.95	$0.57 RWF831	-7.8%
Average			-10.6%

Colombia vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Colombia	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP4,979.77	$1.05 RWF1,519	-22.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,133.65	$2.26 RWF3,277	-9.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP15,964.07	$2.64 RWF3,838	-39.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,173.46	$1.65 RWF2,403	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,046.10	$2.10 RWF3,043	-15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,428.87	$1.15 RWF1,675	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,901.90	$0.37 RWF536	-28.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,258.62	$0.70 RWF1,020	+14.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,951.02	$0.48 RWF697	-9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,913.66	$0.23 RWF331	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,853.02	$0.39 RWF568	-22.6%
Average			-20.0%

Colombia vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.8% more for transportation

	Colombia	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,337.87	$4.42 RWF6,423	+13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP124K	$29.30 RWF42,561	-13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP68M	$26,543.61 RWF39M	+42.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP60,066.48	$14.48 RWF21,030	-11.6%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 12.3% more for housing

	Colombia	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP85,653.09	$19.48 RWF28,291	-16.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1M	$575.44 RWF836K	+83.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP923K	$322.51 RWF468K	+28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP270K	$39.98 RWF58,074	-45.7%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 3.7% more for childcare

	Colombia	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP859K	$166.62 RWF242K	-28.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21M	$7,842.43 RWF11M	+36.1%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,412.93	$1.03 RWF1,502	-14.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,851.78	$2.31 RWF3,360	+45.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,388.49	$1.72 RWF2,504	-32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP92,007.11	$31.41 RWF45,621	+25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,121.97	$3.45 RWF5,007	-16.4%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 62.5% less for clothing

	Colombia	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP225K	$19.19 RWF27,873	-68.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP148K	$19.30 RWF28,040	-52.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP349K	$22.98 RWF33,381	-75.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP298K	$37.92 RWF55,079	-53.3%
Average			-62.5%

Colombia 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: March 2026

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