One bit I'm surprised isn't mentioned is Rust's "Zero Cost Abstractions" where this can vary a lot in C/C++ where the similar efforts at a given pattern may be dramatically different than Rust's default selection. Even in Rust there will often be other options that are relatively easy to use but could have dramatic differences in performance for a specific use case.

These variances pretty much mean that trying to compare with other "low level" languages is far from an apples to apples comparison.

So, to answer the question, "It depends." ... In the end, I think developers tend to optimize for a preferred style or ergonomics over hard technical reasons... it's mostly opinion, IMO.