Cost of living comparison

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Rwanda vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 37.2% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants
pay 81.6% more in Rwanda
Groceries
pay 27.8% less in Rwanda
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Rwanda
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Rwanda
Childcare
pay 19.5% more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0% less in Rwanda
Clothing
pay 55.9% less in Rwanda

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

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Rwanda vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 81.6% more for restaurants

 
Indonesia
Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.66
IDR29,880.08
$2.71
RWF4,005
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.14
IDR56,683.37
$6.77
RWF10,013
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.55
IDR9,894.46
$0.78
RWF1,155
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pay 27.8% less for groceries

 
Indonesia
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.18
IDR21,212.95
$1.05
RWF1,548
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.68
IDR84,441.47
$2.11
RWF3,115
Milk (1 gallon) $4.72
IDR85,268.98
$3.16
RWF4,675
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Indonesia
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.99
IDR53,995.28
$7.00
RWF10,345
Monthly public transit pass $10.36
IDR187K
$25.40
RWF37,550
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,163.54
IDR418M
$26,080.15
RWF39M
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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Indonesia
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $19.77
IDR357K
$21.00
RWF31,041
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $280.41
IDR5M
$666.07
RWF985K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $163.85
IDR3M
$413.79
RWF612K
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pay 19.5% more for childcare

 
Indonesia
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $132.24
IDR2M
$112.90
RWF167K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,685.47
IDR103M
$9,510.48
RWF14M
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pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Indonesia
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.41
IDR43,579.31
$1.02
RWF1,502
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.54
IDR27,741.06
$2.42
RWF3,578
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.38
IDR43,014.40
$2.03
RWF3,004
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pay 55.9% less for clothing

 
Indonesia
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $42.46
IDR766K
$17.39
RWF25,701
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $27.22
IDR491K
$15.58
RWF23,031
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $71.72
IDR1M
$22.24
RWF32,877
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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