Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Swaziland

Swaziland vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 15.2% cheaper than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 80.0% more in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 29.9% more in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 29.8% less in Swaziland
Housing: pay 51.8% less in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 33.7% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 76.2% more in Swaziland

The cost of restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Swaziland are more expensive than in Rwanda. Expenses including housing, childcare, and transportation are lower in Swaziland. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Swaziland.

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Swaziland vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Rwanda, you would:

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pay 80.0% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$10.22 SZL168.18	+277.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$5.91 SZL97.20	-12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$1.10 SZL18.05	+40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.59 SZL9.64	+4.9%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 29.9% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$0.83 SZL13.64	-20.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$5.41 SZL88.99	+156.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$5.91 SZL97.32	+87.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$1.80 SZL29.66	+10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$2.59 SZL42.61	+24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$0.80 SZL13.23	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.29 SZL4.78	-17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$0.56 SZL9.19	-19.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$0.63 SZL10.32	+31.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.58 SZL9.57	+158.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$0.70 SZL11.44	+105.8%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 29.8% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$4.91 SZL80.87	-29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	??
Average			-29.8%

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pay 51.8% less for housing

	Rwanda	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$27.04 SZL444.96	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	-57.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$49.01 SZL806.56	-23.8%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 33.7% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$6,309.26 SZL104K	-33.7%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$2.10 SZL34.61	+107.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$2.55 SZL42.03	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$2.79 SZL45.98	+37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$22.53 SZL370.80	-15.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$3.61 SZL59.33	+6.4%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 76.2% more for clothing

	Rwanda	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$34.55 SZL568.57	+98.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$15.02 SZL247.20	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	+215.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$54.08 SZL889.93	+59.7%
Average			+76.2%

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