Rwanda vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rwanda Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1818
🏠 One person rent
$309
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$635
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$265
$239
💸 GDP per capita
$966
$1193
😃 Human freedom index
5.89
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
66.1
66.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
40
🌐 English speaking %
15%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
15
55
😀 Quality of life
30
33
🏙️ Population
13.2M
57.3M

The average cost of living in Rwanda ($649) is 2% less expensive than in Tanzania ($662). Rwanda ranked 145th vs 141st for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Rwanda compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 146th and 142nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Rwanda vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for Rwanda and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Rwanda Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.18
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.22
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$397
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.1%
14.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13206
$4503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$790
$5203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.73
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.51
$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.92
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.01
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.93
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.3
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$28.3
$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6395
$10949

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Cities Comparison in Rwanda vs Tanzania

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$677
1.16M
Gisenyi
$572
137K
Ruhengeri
$575
59.3K
Butare
$458
50.2K
Byumba
$599
34.5K
Cyangugu
$554
27.4K
Nyanza
$539
25.4K
Kibuye
$566
12.3K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$720
4.72M
Mbeya
$457
542K
Zanzibar
$762
501K
Arusha
$571
416K
Mwanza
$493
706K
Morogoro
$600
207K
Dodoma
$581
214K
Tanga
$622
221K
Moshi
$536
145K
Stone Town
$706
18K