Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 12.6% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 1.9% less for restaurants
Rwanda
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Botswana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,696
|
$5.90
BWP80.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,631
|
$4.64
BWP63.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,015
|
$0.67
BWP9.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF677
|
$0.36
BWP4.93
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,383
|
$0.64
BWP8.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,300
|
$3.31
BWP44.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,945
|
$4.38
BWP59.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,136
|
$1.86
BWP25.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,968
|
$2.43
BWP32.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF2,007
|
$0.78
BWP10.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF639
|
$0.56
BWP7.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,180
|
$0.63
BWP8.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF656
|
$0.57
BWP7.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF294
|
$0.66
BWP8.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF382
|
$0.47
BWP6.37
|
|
pay 10.3% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,170
|
$3.52
BWP47.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,909
|
$24.02
BWP326.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,939,807
|
$18,422.24
BWP250,003.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,231
|
$19.16
BWP260.00
|
|
pay 10.6% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF36,302
|
$38.87
BWP527.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF667,284
|
$214.93
BWP2,916.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF406,173
|
$145.08
BWP1,968.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF41,414
|
$40.25
BWP546.21
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF313,091
|
$143.65
BWP1,949.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,454,471
|
$4,050.13
BWP54,963.23
|
|
pay 38.7% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,523
|
$1.66
BWP22.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,919
|
$1.87
BWP25.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,539
|
$3.68
BWP50.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,617
|
$28.15
BWP381.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,062
|
$5.71
BWP77.50
|
|
pay 78.0% more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,924
|
$39.61
BWP537.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF33,002
|
$23.92
BWP324.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,809
|
$65.19
BWP884.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,964
|
$70.79
BWP960.73
|
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