Rwanda is 6.9% more expensive than Swaziland.

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

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pay 38.3% more for restaurants

 
Swaziland
Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.07
SZL55.95
$3.26
RWF4,496
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.33
SZL42.48
$6.16
RWF8,492
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.93
SZL16.92
$0.89
RWF1,232

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pay 7.4% more for groceries

 
Swaziland
Rwanda
Bread
1 loaf
$0.76
SZL13.83
$1.01
RWF1,390
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.86
SZL88.58
$2.26
RWF3,111
Milk (1 gallon) $4.01
SZL73.21
$2.66
RWF3,659

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pay 13.4% less for transportation

 
Swaziland
Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
SZL86.45
$4.48
RWF6,171
Monthly public transit pass $29.82
SZL543.94
$24.66
RWF33,966
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
$20,668.41
RWF28,471,796

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pay 14.7% more for housing

 
Swaziland
Rwanda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
$26.20
RWF36,089
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $227.20
SZL4,144.34
$489.52
RWF674,332
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $184.60
SZL3,367.28
$271.95
RWF374,629

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pay 53.6% more for childcare

 
Swaziland
Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $128.26
SZL2,339.55
$149.39
RWF205,796
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
$9,609.00
RWF13,236,888

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pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Swaziland
Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.85
SZL33.67
$1.09
RWF1,499
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.74
SZL31.77
$2.22
RWF3,053
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.56
SZL46.62
$2.36
RWF3,247

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pay 50.3% less for clothing

 
Swaziland
Rwanda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.17
SZL951.56
$16.68
RWF22,977
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.67
SZL431.70
$21.76
RWF29,970
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
$26.59
RWF36,630

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