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Rwanda vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 40.1% cheaper than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 46.1% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 11.9% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 60.0% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 2.2% more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.7% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 41.0% less in Rwanda

Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.3% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR222.09	$3.45 RWF5,016	-79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.09	$6.89 RWF10,031	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.97	$0.86 RWF1,248	-58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.77	$0.57 RWF833	-68.8%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 46.1% less for groceries

	Seychelles	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.83	$1.05 RWF1,521	-24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.27	$2.26 RWF3,283	-81.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.43	$2.64 RWF3,845	-64.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.26	$1.65 RWF2,407	-57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.66	$2.10 RWF3,048	-28.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.44	$1.15 RWF1,678	+25.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.92	$0.37 RWF537	-66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.23	$0.70 RWF1,021	-28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.86	$0.48 RWF698	-85.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$0.23 RWF331	-64.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.60	$0.39 RWF569	-30.4%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 11.9% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.58	$4.42 RWF6,434	-20.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.57	$29.30 RWF42,632	+22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.38	$14.48 RWF21,065	-49.5%
Average			-11.9%

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pay 60.0% less for housing

	Seychelles	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,990.06	$19.48 RWF28,338	-86.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,302.69	$575.44 RWF837,239	-41.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,930.94	$322.51 RWF469,235	-60.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,119.39	$39.98 RWF58,170	-51.7%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 2.2% more for childcare

	Seychelles	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	$166.62 RWF242,417	+9.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	-5.6%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.79	$1.03 RWF1,505	-85.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.94	$2.31 RWF3,366	-52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.25	$1.72 RWF2,508	-92.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR987.39	$31.41 RWF45,697	-57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.59	$3.45 RWF5,016	-46.2%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 41.0% less for clothing

	Seychelles	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.60	$19.19 RWF27,920	-56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.32	$19.30 RWF28,087	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR883.36	$22.98 RWF33,437	-64.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR950.47	$37.92 RWF55,171	-46.1%
Average			-41.0%

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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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