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Uzbekistan vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Uzbekistan is 12.8% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% less in Uzbekistan
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Uzbekistan
Transportation: pay 44.6% less in Uzbekistan
Housing: pay 9.8% less in Uzbekistan
Childcare: pay 5.4% more in Uzbekistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Uzbekistan
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Uzbekistan

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

Uzbekistan vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% less for restaurants

	Rwanda	Uzbekistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.26 RWF4,622	$4.55 UZS59,091.56	+39.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.16 RWF8,731	$3.99 UZS51,833.97	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 RWF1,267	$0.56 UZS7,245.06	-37.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 RWF668	$0.25 UZS3,209.70	-47.5%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Uzbekistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 RWF1,429	$0.40 UZS5,129.74	-60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,198	$3.57 UZS46,365.86	+58.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.66 RWF3,762	$4.13 UZS53,605.04	+55.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 RWF2,362	$1.65 UZS21,439.99	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.19 RWF3,106	$1.75 UZS22,730.23	-20.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 RWF1,951	$0.57 UZS7,460.05	-58.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 RWF739	$0.77 UZS9,953.88	+47.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 RWF1,217	$0.96 UZS12,485.87	+12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF685	$0.65 UZS8,393.53	+33.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RWF318	$0.22 UZS2,789.86	-4.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RWF461	$0.17 UZS2,245.93	-46.8%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 44.6% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Uzbekistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 RWF6,345	$3.69 UZS47,865.53	-17.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.66 RWF34,924	$6.91 UZS89,688.13	-72.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,668.41 RWF29,274,423	$18,473.32 UZS239,691,301.46	-10.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.33 RWF17,462	$2.69 UZS34,955.34	-78.1%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 9.8% less for housing

	Rwanda	Uzbekistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.20 RWF37,107	$12.72 UZS165,073.13	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.52 RWF693,342	$489.90 UZS6,356,418.02	+0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.95 RWF385,190	$312.70 UZS4,057,321.64	+15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.04 RWF42,547	$29.11 UZS377,654.90	-3.1%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 5.4% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Uzbekistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.39 RWF211,598	$205.10 UZS2,661,162.41	+37.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,609.00 RWF13,610,039	$7,070.48 UZS91,739,507.39	-26.4%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Uzbekistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 RWF1,541	$1.17 UZS15,130.93	+7.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 RWF3,139	$1.72 UZS22,369.02	-22.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.36 RWF3,338	$1.78 UZS23,062.28	-24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.83 RWF45,081	$43.03 UZS558,334.04	+35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.63 RWF5,136	$3.47 UZS45,046.61	-4.3%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Uzbekistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.68 RWF23,625	$32.61 UZS423,094.32	+95.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.76 RWF30,815	$47.09 UZS611,030.36	+116.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$26.59 RWF37,663	$86.06 UZS1,116,636.42	+223.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.43 RWF44,511	$94.57 UZS1,226,994.11	+200.9%
Average			+159.1%

Rwanda vs. Uzbekistan - 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: February 2025

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