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Rwanda
Triplandio Rwanda guide covers 3 travel guides with 1 city across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Rwanda with 30 POI, spanning 29.9 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Rwanda
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Rwanda
Cost
HIGH
Safety
48
Health
17
Lifestyle
57
Infra
19
Rank
#84
Score
25
Tourists
1.6M/y
GDP/cap
$1.1k
Life Exp
68.0 yrs
Population
14.6M
Currency
RWF Fr
Language
Kinyarwanda
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
112
Traditional Local Food Rwanda
Local Flavours of Rwanda — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
Breakfast
Vegan
Igikoma
Ee-gi-ko-ma
· Sorghum porridge
A thick porridge made from sorghum flour.
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Isambaza
Ee-sam-ba-za
· Fried Tanganyika sardines
A fried dish made from small fish found in Lake Kivu.
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Main course
Meat
Igisarubeti
Ee-gee-sa-roo-beh-tee
· Chicken stew with plantains
A hearty stew featuring chicken and plantains.
Main course
Vegetarian
Umutsima
Oo-moo-tsee-ma
· Mashed plantains and beans
A vegetarian dish of mashed plantains blended with beans.
Drink
Vegan
Urwagwa
Oo-ra-gwa
· Traditional banana beer
A local alcoholic beverage made from bananas.