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Rwanda vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 62.2% cheaper than Singapore overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.5% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 63.3% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 36.8% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 69.3% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 79.8% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.4% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 70.0% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.5% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD11.87	$3.45 RWF5,026	-62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD9.89	$6.89 RWF10,052	-10.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.02	$0.86 RWF1,251	-45.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.48	$0.57 RWF834	-50.5%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 63.3% less for groceries

	Singapore	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.02	$1.05 RWF1,525	-55.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.37	$2.26 RWF3,290	-74.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.75	$2.64 RWF3,853	-77.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.14	$1.65 RWF2,412	-48.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.46	$2.10 RWF3,055	-58.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.50	$1.15 RWF1,681	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.74	$0.37 RWF538	-72.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.84	$0.70 RWF1,023	-68.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.52	$0.48 RWF699	-59.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.44	$0.23 RWF332	-79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.25	$0.39 RWF570	-59.9%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 36.8% less for transportation

	Singapore	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.57	$4.42 RWF6,447	-46.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD118.67	$29.30 RWF42,721	-68.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139K SGD178K	$26,543.61 RWF39M	-80.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.46	$14.48 RWF21,109	+48.6%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 69.3% less for housing

	Singapore	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD44.89	$19.48 RWF28,397	-44.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD3,985.74	$575.44 RWF839K	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,911.71	$322.51 RWF470K	-85.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD148.67	$39.98 RWF58,292	-65.6%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 79.8% less for childcare

	Singapore	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,603.31	$166.62 RWF243K	-86.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,194.85	$7,842.43 RWF11M	-73.0%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD9.89	$1.03 RWF1,508	-86.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD5.98	$2.31 RWF3,373	-50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.32	$1.72 RWF2,513	-86.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD149.82	$31.41 RWF45,793	-73.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD14.83	$3.45 RWF5,026	-70.3%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 70.0% less for clothing

	Singapore	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD108.61	$19.19 RWF27,978	-77.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD54.45	$19.30 RWF28,146	-54.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD133.65	$22.98 RWF33,507	-78.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD161.39	$37.92 RWF55,287	-70.0%
Average			-70.0%

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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: March 2026

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