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Rwanda vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 33.2% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 64.7% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 17.2% more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 43.5% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.9% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.42 UZS89,473.25	$3.45 RWF5,018	-53.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.28 UZS51,621.53	$6.89 RWF10,035	+61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 UZS9,122.68	$0.86 RWF1,249	+13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 UZS4,338.43	$0.57 RWF833	+59.0%
Average			+19.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 UZS6,741.81	$1.05 RWF1,522	+87.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 UZS45,616.05	$2.26 RWF3,284	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97 UZS47,866.02	$2.64 RWF3,846	-33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 UZS18,027.25	$1.65 RWF2,408	+10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 UZS20,293.16	$2.10 RWF3,050	+24.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 UZS6,200.53	$1.15 RWF1,679	+124.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 UZS10,337.04	$0.37 RWF537	-57.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.11 UZS13,388.49	$0.70 RWF1,022	-36.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 UZS6,255.81	$0.48 RWF698	-7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 UZS3,032.17	$0.23 RWF331	-9.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 UZS1,758.94	$0.39 RWF569	+167.9%
Average			+20.9%

Uzbekistan vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.80 UZS45,822.74	$4.42 RWF6,437	+16.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.46 UZS89,861.57	$29.30 RWF42,650	+293.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,965.42 UZS325,035,822.99	$26,543.61 RWF38,635,823	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.18 UZS38,293.18	$14.48 RWF21,074	+355.7%
Average			+165.8%

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pay 64.7% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.59 UZS127,624.07	$19.48 RWF28,350	+84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.81 UZS3,625,948.12	$575.44 RWF837,594	+91.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.88 UZS2,541,871.39	$322.51 RWF469,433	+52.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.65 UZS369,418.80	$39.98 RWF58,195	+30.5%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 17.2% more for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.07 UZS2,037,899.51	$166.62 RWF242,519	-1.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,779.61 UZS69,666,239.88	$7,842.43 RWF11,415,130	+35.7%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 UZS17,511.16	$1.03 RWF1,505	-28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 UZS21,296.22	$2.31 RWF3,367	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 UZS23,444.76	$1.72 RWF2,509	-11.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.84 UZS661,086.59	$31.41 RWF45,716	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.82 UZS46,014.36	$3.45 RWF5,018	-9.7%
Average			-12.3%

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pay 43.5% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.11 UZS290,665.70	$19.19 RWF27,932	-20.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.38 UZS378,197.98	$19.30 RWF28,099	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.81 UZS949,997.10	$22.98 RWF33,451	-70.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.00 UZS819,699.69	$37.92 RWF55,194	-44.2%
Average			-43.5%

Uzbekistan vs. Rwanda - Cost of clothing

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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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