This report updates the Anker Living Wage Reference Value for rural Rwanda to June 2025. The update reflects cumulative inflation of 59.4% between June 2020 and June 2025. In the original 2020 report, the living wage was estimated at RWF 147,111 (USD 160). The updated living wage for 2025 is RWF 217,987 (USD 166), consisting of a net living wage of RWF 178,215 (USD 136), plus social security contributions of RWF 14,823 (USD 10) and income tax of RWF 24,949 (USD 19). Without this adjustment, the 2020 estimate would no longer support a basic but decent standard of living in 2025, as its purchasing power would have declined. In addition, social security contributions—calculated over the gross wage—rose to 6.8% in 2025 (6% for pensions, 0.3% for maternity leave benefits, and 0.5% for the community-based health insurance scheme).

This report updates the Anker Living Income Reference Value for rural Rwanda to June 2025. The update is based on cumulative inflation of 59.4% between June 2020 and June 2025. In the original report for 2020, the living income was estimated at RWF 187,633 (USD 204) per month. The updated living income for 2025 is RWF 299,062 (USD 209).