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Rwanda vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 10.3% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.4% more in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 0.7% more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 30.5% more in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 59.1% more in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 50.6% less in Rwanda

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

Rwanda vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.4% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.69	$3.45 RWF5,016	+10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.01	$6.89 RWF10,031	+191.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.35	$0.86 RWF1,248	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.51	$0.57 RWF833	+1.9%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.02	$1.05 RWF1,521	+36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.06	$2.26 RWF3,283	-51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.95	$2.64 RWF3,845	-35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.27	$1.65 RWF2,407	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.95	$2.10 RWF3,048	-8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.95	$1.15 RWF1,678	+63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.75	$0.37 RWF537	+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.38	$0.70 RWF1,021	+61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.92	$0.48 RWF698	-25.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.11	$0.23 RWF331	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.88	$0.39 RWF569	-33.0%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 0.7% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL76.54	$4.42 RWF6,434	-2.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL512.27	$29.30 RWF42,632	-3.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL292,724.37	$26,543.61 RWF38,619,482	+53.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL448.84	$14.48 RWF21,065	-45.4%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 30.5% more for housing

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL487.87	$19.48 RWF28,338	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,513.32	$575.44 RWF837,239	+115.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,171.18	$322.51 RWF469,235	+72.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,019.75	$39.98 RWF58,170	-33.6%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 59.1% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,853.92	$166.62 RWF242,417	+52.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,011.33	$7,842.43 RWF11,410,301	+66.0%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.71	$1.03 RWF1,505	-44.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.43	$2.31 RWF3,366	+17.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.37	$1.72 RWF2,508	-35.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL487.87	$31.41 RWF45,697	+9.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL63.42	$3.45 RWF5,016	-8.0%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 50.6% less for clothing

	Swaziland	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL780.27	$19.19 RWF27,920	-58.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL406.56	$19.30 RWF28,087	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,268.47	$22.98 RWF33,437	-69.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,431.10	$37.92 RWF55,171	-55.1%
Average			-50.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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