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Tanzania vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 29.2% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.2% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 27.4% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 21.6% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 28.6% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.5% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Tanzania

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

Tanzania vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2% less for restaurants

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,000	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	+13.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF9,999	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	+23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,244	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	-23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF830	$0.30 TZS748.55	-47.0%
Average			-8.2%

Rwanda vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.4% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,517	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	-29.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,273	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	+95.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,833	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	+111.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,400	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	+37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,039	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	-10.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,673	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	+12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF535	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	+33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,018	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	-38.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF695	$0.36 TZS884.03	-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF330	$0.36 TZS884.03	+57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF567	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	+57.0%
Average			+27.4%

Rwanda vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.6% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,414	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,498	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	-46.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	-32.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF20,999	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	-13.7%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 28.6% more for housing

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,248	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	+140.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF834,601	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF467,756	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	-44.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF57,987	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	+60.6%
Average			+28.6%

Rwanda vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF241,653	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	+156.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	+82.2%
Average			+119.4%

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pay 41.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,500	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	+32.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,355	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	-11.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,500	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	+15.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,553	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	+86.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,000	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	+84.1%
Average			+41.5%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,832	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	-5.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF27,998	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	+42.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,331	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF54,997	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	+10.5%
Average			+17.6%

Rwanda vs. Tanzania - 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: November 2025

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