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Rwanda vs. Eritrea Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 69.5% more expensive than Eritrea overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 36.5% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 52.7% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 0.4% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 74.9% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Eritrea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.6% less for restaurants

	Eritrea	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 ERN180.00	$3.45 RWF5,009	-71.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.99 ERN89.85	$6.89 RWF10,019	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 ERN18.75	$0.86 RWF1,247	-31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 ERN15.00	$0.57 RWF832	-42.8%
Average			-32.6%

Eritrea vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.5% less for groceries

	Eritrea	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	??	$1.05 RWF1,520
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 ERN22.50	$2.26 RWF3,279	+50.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.30 ERN79.49	$2.64 RWF3,840	-50.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 ERN65.70	$1.65 RWF2,404	-62.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.17 ERN182.57	$2.10 RWF3,045	-82.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.54 ERN83.16	$1.15 RWF1,676	-79.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 ERN8.69	$0.37 RWF536	-36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 ERN13.61	$0.70 RWF1,020	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ERN7.56	$0.48 RWF697	-4.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ERN10.43	$0.23 RWF331	-67.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ERN6.50	$0.39 RWF568	-9.8%
Average			-36.5%

Eritrea vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.7% more for transportation

	Eritrea	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.52 ERN127.76	$4.42 RWF6,426	-48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.00 ERN120.00	$29.30 RWF42,579	+266.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$66,666.00 ERN999,990.00	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	-60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.48 RWF21,039
Average			+52.7%

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pay 0.4% more for housing

	Eritrea	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$19.48 RWF28,303	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.00 ERN7,125.00	$575.44 RWF836,209	+21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$400.00 ERN6,000.00	$322.51 RWF468,658	-19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.03 ERN315.44	$39.98 RWF58,099	+90.1%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Eritrea	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.00 ERN375.00	$166.62 RWF242,118	+566.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,675.00 ERN25,125.00	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	+368.2%
Average			+467.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Eritrea	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ERN12.00	$1.03 RWF1,503	+29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.82 ERN12.38	$2.31 RWF3,361	+180.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.72 RWF2,505
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.00 ERN405.00	$31.41 RWF45,641	+16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.10 ERN16.50	$3.45 RWF5,009	+213.4%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 74.9% less for clothing

	Eritrea	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50 ERN1,237.50	$19.19 RWF27,885	-76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 ERN1,125.00	$19.30 RWF28,052	-74.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	$22.98 RWF33,396	-88.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ERN1,425.00	$37.92 RWF55,103	-60.1%
Average			-74.9%

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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: December 2025

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