Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 13.3% cheaper than Botswana.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Botswana
|
Rwanda
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.42
BWP115.49
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
BWP12.13
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
BWP7.68
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Botswana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
BWP10.36
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
BWP33.07
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
BWP62.32
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
BWP29.27
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
BWP26.86
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BWP11.03
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
BWP9.78
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
BWP13.17
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.53
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BWP8.52
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
BWP9.26
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 14.3% less for transportation
Botswana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
BWP57.52
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
BWP314.97
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,748.78
BWP257,221.64
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.98
BWP260.37
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Botswana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.82
BWP1,177.37
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$251.58
BWP3,451.49
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.25
BWP2,774.69
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
BWP465.07
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 38.6% less for childcare
Botswana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.53
BWP2,257.25
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,060.26
BWP69,423.60
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.61
BWP22.05
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
BWP31.76
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
BWP57.74
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.61
BWP461.07
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.74
BWP78.74
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.64
BWP584.94
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.97
BWP301.47
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.75
BWP764.92
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.31
BWP854.91
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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