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Rwanda vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 58.2% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 33.6% more in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 27.1% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 57.1% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.8% more in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 42.4% less in Rwanda

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Rwanda are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Rwanda.

Rwanda vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Syria	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$3.26 RWF4,556	-11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$6.16 RWF8,606	+47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.89 RWF1,249	-15.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.47 RWF658	-0.7%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 33.6% more for groceries

	Syria	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$1.01 RWF1,408	+37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$2.26 RWF3,152	+12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$2.66 RWF3,708	-25.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$1.67 RWF2,329	-20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$2.19 RWF3,062	-17.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$1.38 RWF1,923	+231.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.52 RWF728	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.86 RWF1,199	+125.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.48 RWF675	+51.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.22 RWF314	-21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.33 RWF454	+27.9%
Average			+33.6%

Syria vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

	Syria	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$4.48 RWF6,254	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$24.66 RWF34,422	+146.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$20,668.41 RWF28,853,970	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$12.33 RWF17,211	+9.4%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 57.1% more for housing

	Syria	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$26.20 RWF36,574	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$489.52 RWF683,384	+141.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$271.95 RWF379,658	+157.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$30.04 RWF41,936	-22.0%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Syria	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$149.39 RWF208,559	+225.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$9,609.00 RWF13,414,565	+347.1%
Average			+286.3%

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pay 40.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$1.09 RWF1,519	-69.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$2.22 RWF3,094	+122.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$2.36 RWF3,290	-8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$31.83 RWF44,434	+123.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$3.63 RWF5,062	+36.0%
Average			+40.8%

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pay 42.4% less for clothing

	Syria	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$16.68 RWF23,286	-22.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$21.76 RWF30,373	-32.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$26.59 RWF37,122	-60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$31.43 RWF43,872	-54.3%
Average			-42.4%

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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: January 2025

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