Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 17.9% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 44.5% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 50.7% more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 43.3% less in Rwanda

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

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Rwanda vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.5% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$2.71 RWF4,005	-73.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$6.77 RWF10,013	+14.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$0.78 RWF1,155	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.56 RWF826	-4.6%
Average			-44.5%

Swaziland vs. Rwanda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$1.05 RWF1,548	+26.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$2.11 RWF3,115	-61.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$3.16 RWF4,675	-46.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$1.63 RWF2,412	-9.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$2.08 RWF3,078	-19.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$1.09 RWF1,618	+36.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$0.35 RWF522	+21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$0.69 RWF1,019	+23.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$0.48 RWF707	-23.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.23 RWF333	-61.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.34 RWF499	-51.4%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$7.00 RWF10,345	+42.4%
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			+42.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$21.00 RWF31,041	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$666.07 RWF985K	+145.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$413.79 RWF612K	+134.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$64.32 RWF95,077	+31.2%
Average			+107.3%

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pay 50.7% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$112.90 RWF167K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$9,510.48 RWF14M	+50.7%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$1.02 RWF1,502	-51.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$2.42 RWF3,578	-5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$2.03 RWF3,004	-27.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$26.72 RWF39,497	+18.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$3.39 RWF5,007	-6.1%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 43.3% less for clothing

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$17.39 RWF25,701	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$15.58 RWF23,031	+3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$22.24 RWF32,877	-68.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$33.87 RWF50,067	-37.4%
Average			-43.3%

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