Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 27.2% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,514
|
$0.99
SZL18.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,371
|
$2.25
SZL41.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF902
|
$0.72
SZL13.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF664
|
$0.47
SZL8.58
|
|
pay 4.4% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,288
|
$0.57
SZL10.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,335
|
$3.57
SZL65.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,619
|
$4.78
SZL87.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,028
|
$1.21
SZL22.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,188
|
$1.94
SZL35.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,349
|
$0.65
SZL12.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF721
|
$0.24
SZL4.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,275
|
$0.24
SZL4.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF611
|
$0.59
SZL10.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF282
|
$0.35
SZL6.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF338
|
$0.36
SZL6.63
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,793
|
$4.59
SZL84.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,227
|
$28.78
SZL528.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF28,111,869
|
$16,448.00
SZL302,173.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,592
|
$24.79
SZL455.38
|
|
pay 20.8% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,364
|
$52.19
SZL958.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF652,597
|
$398.13
SZL7,314.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF410,290
|
$274.82
SZL5,048.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,431
|
$67.78
SZL1,245.23
|
|
pay 40.5% more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF192,953
|
$123.00
SZL2,259.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,120,836
|
$3,243.31
SZL59,584.14
|
|
pay 10.7% less for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,171
|
$0.99
SZL18.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,928
|
$0.99
SZL18.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,757
|
$2.00
SZL36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,506
|
$26.50
SZL486.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,857
|
$3.02
SZL55.40
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,623
|
$52.17
SZL958.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,873
|
$27.41
SZL503.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,632
|
$91.51
SZL1,681.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,596
|
$104.17
SZL1,913.76
|
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