Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 18.6% cheaper than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 15.5% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 35.0% less in Tanzania
Housing: pay 50.6% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 8.3% more in Tanzania

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

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Tanzania vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	+17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	+10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	-22.7%
Average			+4.4%

Rwanda vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.5% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	-32.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	+77.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	+42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	+32.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	+4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	+34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	-11.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	+70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	+77.4%
Average			+15.5%

Rwanda vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.0% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	-41.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$16,811.26 TZS44M	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	-37.6%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 50.6% less for housing

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	+78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$332.29 TZS877K	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$156.95 TZS414K	-62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$40.75 TZS108K	-36.6%
Average			-50.6%

Rwanda vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$568.94 TZS2M	+403.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+10.2%
Average			+135.7%

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pay 35.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	+16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	-20.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	-10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$59.09 TZS156K	+121.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	+70.9%
Average			+35.9%

Rwanda vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

	Rwanda	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	+38.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	+34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	+6.9%
Average			+8.3%

Rwanda vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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