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Rwanda vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 40.8% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.0% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 32.3% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 25.8% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 9.2% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 28.9% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.0% more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.57 NGN3,547.20	$3.45 RWF5,026	+34.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.75 NGN6,560.36	$6.89 RWF10,052	+45.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 NGN625.92	$0.86 RWF1,251	+89.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN441.21	$0.57 RWF834	+79.2%
Average			+62.0%

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pay 32.3% less for groceries

	Nigeria	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 NGN1,734.33	$1.05 RWF1,525	-16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.59 NGN3,573.95	$2.26 RWF3,290	-12.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 NGN14,685.95	$2.64 RWF3,853	-75.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 NGN2,416.35	$1.65 RWF2,412	-5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 NGN2,688.48	$2.10 RWF3,055	+7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 NGN1,964.52	$1.15 RWF1,681	-18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 NGN1,075.79	$0.37 RWF538	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 NGN959.39	$0.70 RWF1,023	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 NGN1,168.02	$0.48 RWF699	-43.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 NGN1,442.76	$0.23 RWF332	-78.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,370.27	$0.39 RWF570	-60.6%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 25.8% more for transportation

	Nigeria	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.73 NGN3,772.35	$4.42 RWF6,447	+61.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.19 NGN44,471.92	$29.30 RWF42,721	-9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,671.83 NGN31M	$26,543.61 RWF39M	+17.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 NGN15,002.46	$14.48 RWF21,109	+33.3%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 9.2% less for housing

	Nigeria	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.67 NGN42,366.52	$19.48 RWF28,397	-36.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$764.80 NGN1M	$575.44 RWF839K	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$524.95 NGN725K	$322.51 RWF470K	-38.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.50 NGN33,843.27	$39.98 RWF58,292	+63.2%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Nigeria	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.50 NGN115K	$166.62 RWF243K	+99.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,445.58 NGN2M	$7,842.43 RWF11M	+442.5%
Average			+271.0%

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pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 NGN1,243.60	$1.03 RWF1,508	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.33 NGN3,218.83	$2.31 RWF3,373	-0.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 NGN2,141.14	$1.72 RWF2,513	+11.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.46 NGN42,076.05	$31.41 RWF45,793	+3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 NGN8,206.59	$3.45 RWF5,026	-42.0%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 28.9% less for clothing

	Nigeria	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.42 NGN24,070.18	$19.19 RWF27,978	+10.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.27 NGN40,432.70	$19.30 RWF28,146	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.68 NGN76,922.12	$22.98 RWF33,507	-58.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.56 NGN78,134.52	$37.92 RWF55,287	-33.0%
Average			-28.9%

Nigeria 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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