Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 29.6% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.5% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 10.3% more in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 37.4% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 18.2% less in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 2.3% less in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.5% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,694	$8.27 KZT4,265.00	+153.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,866	$6.04 KZT3,113.78	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,286	$0.91 KZT470.03	+1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF678	$0.49 KZT254.17	+4.6%
Average			+39.5%

Rwanda vs. Kazakhstan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.3% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,451	$0.40 KZT203.94	-60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,248	$4.54 KZT2,339.40	+100.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,821	$4.05 KZT2,089.92	+52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,399	$1.52 KZT785.85	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,154	$2.08 KZT1,074.53	-5.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,981	$0.58 KZT301.68	-57.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF750	$0.83 KZT426.24	+58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,235	$0.86 KZT441.15	-0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF695	$0.82 KZT424.86	+70.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF323	$0.23 KZT117.45	+1.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF468	$0.20 KZT103.10	-38.5%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 37.4% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,443	$1.84 KZT950.07	-58.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF35,465	$14.74 KZT7,602.21	-40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF29,727,745	$21,631.50 KZT11,155,334.88	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,732	$5.53 KZT2,853.43	-55.1%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 18.2% less for housing

	Rwanda	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF37,681	$11.58 KZT5,971.19	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF704,078	$345.54 KZT178,191.92	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF391,155	$248.07 KZT127,929.29	-8.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF43,206	$36.43 KZT18,788.23	+21.3%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 2.3% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF214,874	$204.89 KZT105,662.83	+37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,820,794	$5,596.30 KZT2,886,006.16	-41.8%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,565	$1.19 KZT615.37	+9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,187	$1.97 KZT1,016.31	-11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,390	$1.93 KZT997.43	-17.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF45,780	$37.19 KZT19,177.28	+16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,215	$4.46 KZT2,301.49	+23.1%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,991	$70.88 KZT36,553.14	+325.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF31,292	$43.23 KZT22,294.23	+98.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF38,246	$97.08 KZT50,064.09	+265.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF45,200	$80.68 KZT41,606.86	+156.7%
Average			+211.4%

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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: April 2025

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