Cost of living comparison
Botswana is 44.3% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Botswana instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
|
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.26
RWF4,496
|
$7.50
BWP102.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
RWF8,492
|
$6.00
BWP82.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RWF1,232
|
$0.83
BWP11.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
RWF649
|
$0.49
BWP6.69
|
|
pay 37.0% more for groceries
|
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
RWF1,390
|
$0.81
BWP11.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.26
RWF3,111
|
$3.37
BWP46.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
RWF3,659
|
$5.06
BWP69.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
RWF2,298
|
$2.29
BWP31.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
RWF3,021
|
$2.27
BWP31.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
RWF1,898
|
$0.77
BWP10.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RWF719
|
$0.62
BWP8.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
RWF1,183
|
$0.88
BWP12.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
RWF666
|
$0.65
BWP8.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF310
|
$0.60
BWP8.19
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
RWF448
|
$0.55
BWP7.51
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
|
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
RWF6,171
|
$4.27
BWP58.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.66
RWF33,966
|
$28.18
BWP386.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796
|
$22,486.26
BWP308,331.83
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.33
RWF16,983
|
$19.49
BWP267.22
|
|
pay 54.2% more for housing
|
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.20
RWF36,089
|
$90.60
BWP1,242.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$489.52
RWF674,332
|
$254.84
BWP3,494.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.95
RWF374,629
|
$149.91
BWP2,055.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.04
RWF41,381
|
$49.21
BWP674.79
|
|
pay 20.2% less for childcare
|
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.39
RWF205,796
|
$180.24
BWP2,471.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888
|
$3,740.68
BWP51,292.29
|
|
pay 51.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
RWF1,499
|
$2.25
BWP30.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF3,053
|
$2.37
BWP32.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
RWF3,247
|
$3.75
BWP51.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.83
RWF43,845
|
$32.19
BWP441.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
RWF4,995
|
$6.75
BWP92.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Rwanda
|
Botswana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.68
RWF22,977
|
$44.14
BWP605.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
RWF29,970
|
$22.17
BWP303.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.59
RWF36,630
|
$76.20
BWP1,044.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.43
RWF43,290
|
$93.16
BWP1,277.37
|
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