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Rwanda vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 17.3% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 31.4% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 5.1% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 7.7% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.2% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 50.6% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.9% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB84.03	$3.45 RWF5,017	+29.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB219.96	$6.89 RWF10,033	-1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.11	$0.86 RWF1,249	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.32	$0.57 RWF833	+59.0%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 31.4% less for groceries

	Thailand	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB44.29	$1.05 RWF1,522	-25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB247.91	$2.26 RWF3,284	-71.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB225.35	$2.64 RWF3,846	-63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB65.10	$1.65 RWF2,408	-20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB44.41	$2.10 RWF3,049	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB41.77	$1.15 RWF1,678	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.64	$0.37 RWF537	-37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.25	$0.70 RWF1,021	-21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB23.69	$0.48 RWF698	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.40	$0.23 RWF331	-68.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.40	$0.39 RWF569	-36.6%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 5.1% more for transportation

	Thailand	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB151.96	$4.42 RWF6,435	-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB884.33	$29.30 RWF42,642	+4.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB958K	$26,543.61 RWF39M	-12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB331.13	$14.48 RWF21,070	+37.5%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 7.7% more for housing

	Thailand	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB582.48	$19.48 RWF28,344	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,038.52	$575.44 RWF837K	+38.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,392.26	$322.51 RWF469K	+20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,901.37	$39.98 RWF58,184	-33.9%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Thailand	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,293.99	$166.62 RWF242K	-53.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB349K	$7,842.43 RWF11M	-29.4%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB67.75	$1.03 RWF1,505	-52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB61.98	$2.31 RWF3,366	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB135.68	$1.72 RWF2,508	-60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,681.02	$31.41 RWF45,708	-41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB198.66	$3.45 RWF5,017	-45.4%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

	Thailand	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,166.12	$19.19 RWF27,926	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB927.09	$19.30 RWF28,094	-34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,866.51	$22.98 RWF33,445	-74.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,173.88	$37.92 RWF55,184	-45.1%
Average			-50.6%

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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: February 2026

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