How to Tip in Rwanda 🇷🇼

Currency: Rwandan Franc (RF)
Average monthly salary: about 235 USD

💡 General Tipping Etiquette

Tipping is not customary in most places in Rwanda, with the exception of some higher-end restaurants. Still, we suggest to tip a small sum in service places

🍽️ Restaurants

10% in middle-/high-end restaurants. Round up the bill in snack places.

🚕 Taxis

Round up the bill (unless price is fixed)

🏨 Hotels

Tip around 1 $ per transfer for bellhops and for cleaning staff per night

👨‍🌾Tour guides

5-10 $ per day (or 10 %)

🌏Region

Check out tipping rules for Burundi, D.R Congo or Tanzania.

Sources: Go2Africa

Learn more about tipping customs worldwide at how-2-tip.com.

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