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Rwanda vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 10.7% cheaper than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.5% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 32.1% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Rwanda
Housing: pay 7.5% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 2.8% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 19.6% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.5% more for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$3.45 RWF5,030	-52.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$6.89 RWF10,060	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$0.86 RWF1,252	+43.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.57 RWF835	+37.5%
Average			+13.5%

Zimbabwe vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.1% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$1.05 RWF1,526	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$2.26 RWF3,292	-57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$2.64 RWF3,856	-55.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$1.65 RWF2,414	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$2.10 RWF3,057	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$1.15 RWF1,683	+6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.37 RWF538	-49.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$0.70 RWF1,024	-34.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$0.48 RWF700	-21.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.23 RWF332	-65.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.39 RWF570	-51.2%
Average			-32.1%

Zimbabwe vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$4.42 RWF6,453	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$29.30 RWF42,756	-31.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	$26,543.61 RWF39M	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$14.48 RWF21,126	-27.6%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 7.5% more for housing

	Zimbabwe	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$19.48 RWF28,420	-87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$575.44 RWF840K	+90.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$322.51 RWF471K	+59.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$39.98 RWF58,339	-32.4%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 2.8% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$166.62 RWF243K	-27.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2M	$7,842.43 RWF11M	+22.4%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$1.03 RWF1,509	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$2.31 RWF3,375	-8.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$1.72 RWF2,515	+27.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$31.41 RWF45,830	-30.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$3.45 RWF5,030	-69.4%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 19.6% less for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$19.19 RWF28,001	-7.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$19.30 RWF28,169	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$22.98 RWF33,534	-52.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$37.92 RWF55,331	-34.8%
Average			-19.6%

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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: March 2026

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