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Rwanda vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 37.1% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 55.0% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 60.5% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 41.6% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 23.4% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 5.0 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.0% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 35.6% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.0% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,326.75	$3.45 RWF5,016	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,945.90	$6.89 RWF10,031	-37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$0.86 RWF1,248	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD353.80	$0.57 RWF833	-71.4%
Average			-55.0%

Liberia vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 60.5% less for groceries

	Liberia	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD316.87	$1.05 RWF1,521	-41.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,044.66	$2.26 RWF3,283	-61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,417.23	$2.64 RWF3,845	-67.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD636.84	$1.65 RWF2,407	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD950.84	$2.10 RWF3,048	-61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.33	$1.15 RWF1,678	+55.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD678.12	$0.37 RWF537	-90.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD825.53	$0.70 RWF1,021	-85.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD884.50	$0.48 RWF698	-90.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.19	$0.23 RWF331	-77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD855.02	$0.39 RWF569	-91.9%
Average			-60.5%

Liberia vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.6% more for transportation

	Liberia	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD830.25	$4.42 RWF6,434	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,538.00	$29.30 RWF42,632	+46.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,217,430.36	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482	+111.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,245.20	$14.48 RWF21,065	+14.1%
Average			+41.6%

Liberia vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.4% more for housing

	Liberia	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,495.91	$19.48 RWF28,338	-79.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD117,933.34	$575.44 RWF837,239	-13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,805.50	$322.51 RWF469,235	+239.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,083.29	$39.98 RWF58,170	-53.1%
Average			+23.4%

Liberia vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,879.05	$166.62 RWF242,417	+28.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,148.34	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	+777.2%
Average			+403.0%

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pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD530.70	$1.03 RWF1,505	-65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD589.67	$2.31 RWF3,366	-30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD884.50	$1.72 RWF2,508	-65.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,488.63	$31.41 RWF45,697	-58.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,724.73	$3.45 RWF5,016	-64.6%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 35.6% less for clothing

	Liberia	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,257.16	$19.19 RWF27,920	+4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,970.38	$19.30 RWF28,087	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,950.63	$22.98 RWF33,437	-59.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,161.88	$37.92 RWF55,171	-44.8%
Average			-35.6%

Liberia 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: December 2025

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