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Rwanda vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 19.7% cheaper than Turkey overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 2.5% more in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 11.2% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 8.0% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 45.3% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.8% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 61.9% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Turkey	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.27 TRY308.88	$3.45 RWF5,000	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.68 TRY326.10	$6.89 RWF9,999	-10.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 TRY50.02	$0.86 RWF1,244	-27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 TRY18.87	$0.57 RWF830	+28.8%
Average			-15.3%

Turkey vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5% more for groceries

	Turkey	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 TRY28.42	$1.05 RWF1,517	+56.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 TRY190.94	$2.26 RWF3,273	-49.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.45 TRY146.69	$2.64 RWF3,833	-23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 TRY82.50	$1.65 RWF2,400	-14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 TRY104.64	$2.10 RWF3,039	-14.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 TRY26.27	$1.15 RWF1,673	+86.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 TRY40.59	$0.37 RWF535	-61.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TRY22.42	$0.70 RWF1,018	+33.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.33	$0.48 RWF695	-19.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY12.38	$0.23 RWF330	-21.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.51	$0.39 RWF567	+58.0%
Average			+2.5%

Turkey vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.2% more for transportation

	Turkey	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.58 TRY194.69	$4.42 RWF6,414	-3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.01 TRY1,232.39	$29.30 RWF42,498	+1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,018.50 TRY2,040,109.16	$26,543.61 RWF38,497,764	-44.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 TRY320.04	$14.48 RWF20,999	+92.2%
Average			+11.2%

Turkey vs. Rwanda - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.0% more for housing

	Turkey	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.68 TRY581.08	$19.48 RWF28,248	+42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$515.16 TRY21,886.84	$575.44 RWF834,601	+11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.65 TRY14,812.60	$322.51 RWF467,756	-7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.83 TRY1,989.64	$39.98 RWF57,987	-14.6%
Average			+8.0%

Turkey vs. Rwanda - Cost of housing

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pay 45.3% less for childcare

	Turkey	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$523.46 TRY22,239.76	$166.62 RWF241,653	-68.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.64 TRY429,347.32	$7,842.43 RWF11,374,339	-22.4%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Turkey	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 TRY126.47	$1.03 RWF1,500	-65.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 TRY124.16	$2.31 RWF3,355	-20.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 TRY89.34	$1.72 RWF2,500	-18.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.68 TRY2,238.16	$31.41 RWF45,553	-40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.69 TRY241.55	$3.45 RWF5,000	-39.4%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 61.9% less for clothing

	Turkey	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.89 TRY1,992.09	$19.19 RWF27,832	-59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.49 TRY1,847.76	$19.30 RWF27,998	-55.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.73 TRY4,322.15	$22.98 RWF33,331	-77.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.94 TRY3,608.65	$37.92 RWF54,997	-55.4%
Average			-61.9%

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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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