Your USD goes further in Rwanda

+1.7% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,034.00 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 2,950,720 RWF

That is 49,320 RWF more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $33.43 today.

RWF per 1 USD Then 1,451 · Today 1,475

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Rwanda

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

62,000 RWF a night

$0.71 less a night

Costs you today: $42.02
Cost you 1 year ago: $42.74

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

110,000 RWF a night

$1.27 less a night

Costs you today: $74.56
Cost you 1 year ago: $75.83

Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

5,800 RWF a meal

8 more meals

Costs you today: $3.93
Cost you 1 year ago: $4.00

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

37,000 RWF a dinner

1 more dinner

Costs you today: $25.08
Cost you 1 year ago: $25.50

Do Estimate

Museum entry

9,100 RWF a ticket

5 more tickets

Costs you today: $6.17
Cost you 1 year ago: $6.27

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

44,000 RWF a tour

1 more tour

Costs you today: $29.82
Cost you 1 year ago: $30.33

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

24,000 RWF a ride

2 more rides

Costs you today: $16.27
Cost you 1 year ago: $16.54

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

19,000 RWF a ticket

2 more tickets

Costs you today: $12.88
Cost you 1 year ago: $13.10

Rate history

RWF per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
10,000 RWF	$6.78	$6.89
50,000 RWF	$33.89	$34.47
500,000 RWF	$338.90	$344.66
1,000,000 RWF	$677.80	$689.32

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)