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Rwanda vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 21.8% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.4% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 87.8% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 25.5% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 45.8% more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 48.9% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.4% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$3.26 RWF4,556	+82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$6.16 RWF8,606	+90.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.89 RWF1,249	+42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.47 RWF658	+14.1%
Average			+57.4%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$1.01 RWF1,408	-18.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$2.26 RWF3,152	-50.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$2.66 RWF3,708	-48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$1.67 RWF2,329	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$2.19 RWF3,062	+55.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$1.38 RWF1,923	+17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.52 RWF728	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.86 RWF1,199	+5.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.48 RWF675	-11.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.22 RWF314	-60.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.33 RWF454	-64.8%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 87.8% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$4.48 RWF6,254	+44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$24.66 RWF34,422	+103.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$12.33 RWF17,211	+217.4%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 25.5% more for housing

	Indonesia	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$26.20 RWF36,574	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$489.52 RWF683,384	+75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$271.95 RWF379,658	+65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$30.04 RWF41,936	-37.1%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 45.8% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$149.39 RWF208,559	+33.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	+58.5%
Average			+45.8%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$1.09 RWF1,519	-60.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$2.22 RWF3,094	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$2.36 RWF3,290	+8.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$31.83 RWF44,434	+19.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$3.63 RWF5,062	+14.9%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 48.9% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$16.68 RWF23,286	-60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$21.76 RWF30,373	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$26.59 RWF37,122	-61.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$31.43 RWF43,872	-51.8%
Average			-48.9%

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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: January 2025

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