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Rwanda vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 4.1% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 12.1% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 69.0% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 36.4% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 21.9% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 66.0% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.7% less for restaurants

	Russia	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB750.26	$3.45 RWF5,000	-64.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB429.86	$6.89 RWF9,999	+24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB82.04	$0.86 RWF1,244	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.84	$0.57 RWF830	+11.6%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 12.1% less for groceries

	Russia	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.99	$1.05 RWF1,517	+65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB390.35	$2.26 RWF3,273	-55.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB328.07	$2.64 RWF3,833	-37.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB124.25	$1.65 RWF2,400	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB171.01	$2.10 RWF3,039	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.35	$1.15 RWF1,673	+46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB62.32	$0.37 RWF535	-54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB72.28	$0.70 RWF1,018	-24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB97.49	$0.48 RWF695	-61.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.48	$0.23 RWF330	-40.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.55	$0.39 RWF567	+29.0%
Average			-12.1%

Russia vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.0% more for transportation

	Russia	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB209.35	$4.42 RWF6,414	+64.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	$29.30 RWF42,498	+34.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	-15.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB384.30	$14.48 RWF20,999	+192.8%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 36.4% more for housing

	Russia	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB588.25	$19.48 RWF28,248	+157.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	$575.44 RWF834,601	+32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	$322.51 RWF467,756	+7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	$39.98 RWF57,987	-51.7%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 21.9% less for childcare

	Russia	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	$166.62 RWF241,653	-44.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	+0.8%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB132.06	$1.03 RWF1,500	-39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB168.48	$2.31 RWF3,355	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB208.50	$1.72 RWF2,500	-35.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	$31.41 RWF45,553	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB398.32	$3.45 RWF5,000	-32.7%
Average			-22.7%

Russia vs. Rwanda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 66.0% less for clothing

	Russia	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	$19.19 RWF27,832	-69.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	$19.30 RWF27,998	-55.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	$22.98 RWF33,331	-77.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	$37.92 RWF54,997	-61.0%
Average			-66.0%

Russia 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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