Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 14.9% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$2.71
RWF3,500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
$7.23
RWF9,334
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$0.70
RWF898
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$0.51
RWF661
|
|
pay 54.5% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$0.99
RWF1,283
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
$2.57
RWF3,322
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
$2.79
RWF3,605
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$1.56
RWF2,020
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
$2.46
RWF3,175
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$1.81
RWF2,340
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
$0.56
RWF718
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$0.98
RWF1,270
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$0.47
RWF609
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$0.22
RWF280
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$0.26
RWF337
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
$5.24
RWF6,766
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
$11.74
RWF15,167
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
$21,680.22
RWF28,000,894
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
$9.71
RWF12,542
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
$34.21
RWF44,189
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
$503.29
RWF650,021
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
$316.42
RWF408,670
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
$41.21
RWF53,220
|
|
pay 14.3% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
$148.81
RWF192,191
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
$1,635.61
RWF2,112,463
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$0.90
RWF1,167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$2.26
RWF2,917
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
$1.36
RWF1,750
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
$33.55
RWF43,335
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
$4.52
RWF5,834
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
$19.76
RWF25,522
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
$29.98
RWF38,719
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
$33.65
RWF43,460
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
$46.73
RWF60,357
|
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