Cost of living comparison
Rwanda is 20.5% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Rwanda instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
$3.58
RWF4,883
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
$6.57
RWF8,974
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
$0.77
RWF1,056
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
$0.52
RWF704
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
$1.05
RWF1,437
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
$2.51
RWF3,431
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
$3.00
RWF4,102
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
$1.63
RWF2,221
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
$2.26
RWF3,086
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
$1.53
RWF2,087
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
$0.49
RWF664
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
$0.90
RWF1,227
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
$0.50
RWF682
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
$0.22
RWF306
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
$0.29
RWF397
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
$4.70
RWF6,415
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
$20.49
RWF27,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
$22,032.66
RWF30,088,303
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
$11.60
RWF15,836
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
$27.64
RWF37,742
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
$508.02
RWF693,765
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
$309.23
RWF422,292
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
$31.53
RWF43,057
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
$238.37
RWF325,517
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
$10,243.25
RWF13,988,422
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
$1.16
RWF1,584
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
$2.22
RWF3,035
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
$1.93
RWF2,639
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
$30.92
RWF42,229
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
$3.09
RWF4,223
|
|
pay 40.1% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Rwanda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
$21.26
RWF29,033
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
$25.12
RWF34,311
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
$28.02
RWF38,270
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
$35.75
RWF48,828
|
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