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Rwanda vs. Macedonia Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 13.5% more expensive than Macedonia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.0% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 31.2% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 62.0% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Macedonia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.0% less for restaurants

	Macedonia	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.93 MKD310.59	$3.45 RWF5,009	-41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.13 MKD268.81	$6.89 RWF10,019	+34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 MKD86.51	$0.86 RWF1,247	-48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 MKD63.45	$0.57 RWF832	-52.7%
Average			-27.0%

Macedonia vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Macedonia	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 MKD36.92	$1.05 RWF1,520	+48.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.16 MKD218.09	$2.26 RWF3,279	-45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 MKD256.58	$2.64 RWF3,840	-46.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 MKD108.40	$1.65 RWF2,404	-20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 MKD155.49	$2.10 RWF3,045	-29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.46 MKD23.93	$1.15 RWF1,676	+152.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 MKD33.98	$0.37 RWF536	-43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 MKD30.43	$0.70 RWF1,020	+20.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 MKD40.80	$0.48 RWF697	-38.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MKD21.88	$0.23 RWF331	-45.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 MKD24.52	$0.39 RWF568	-16.5%
Average			-5.7%

Macedonia vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Macedonia	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 MKD294.54	$4.42 RWF6,426	-21.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.53 MKD1,494.89	$29.30 RWF42,579	+2.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,601.38 MKD1,708,273.01	$26,543.61 RWF38,571,978	-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.62 MKD294.47	$14.48 RWF21,039	+157.6%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 31.2% more for housing

	Macedonia	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.96 MKD836.36	$19.48 RWF28,303	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$275.82 MKD14,452.40	$575.44 RWF836,209	+108.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.61 MKD10,825.85	$322.51 RWF468,658	+56.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.17 MKD5,510.54	$39.98 RWF58,099	-62.0%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Macedonia	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.18 MKD12,375.51	$166.62 RWF242,118	-29.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,837.42 MKD96,278.50	$7,842.43 RWF11,396,266	+326.8%
Average			+148.7%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Macedonia	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 MKD111.97	$1.03 RWF1,503	-51.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 MKD91.28	$2.31 RWF3,361	+32.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.09 MKD162.10	$1.72 RWF2,505	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.20 MKD1,739.70	$31.41 RWF45,641	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.21 MKD273.23	$3.45 RWF5,009	-33.9%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 62.0% less for clothing

	Macedonia	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.62 MKD3,123.77	$19.19 RWF27,885	-67.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.53 MKD1,913.95	$19.30 RWF28,052	-47.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.57 MKD4,221.88	$22.98 RWF33,396	-71.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.36 MKD5,206.27	$37.92 RWF55,103	-61.8%
Average			-62.0%

Macedonia 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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