Botswana vs Rwanda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Rwanda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$618
$699
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1518
$1685
🏠 One person rent
$220
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$347
$600
🍽️ Food expenses
$281
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$216
💸 GDP per capita
$7695
$1000
😃 Human freedom index
7.46
5.87
❤️ Life expectancy
69.2
67.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
57
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
15%
🎓 Higher education
58
16
😀 Quality of life
48
34
🏙️ Population
2.52M
14.3M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($618) is 12% less expensive than in Rwanda ($699). Botswana ranked 162nd vs 148th for Rwanda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Botswana compared to 0.3 months in Rwanda. Ranked 94th and 144th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Rwanda

We calculate prices for Botswana and Rwanda as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 8 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Botswana Rwanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.93
$2.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.3
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.51
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$453
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$301
$659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.8
$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.08%
16.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$999
$14708
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$988
$952
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$14.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$4.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.15
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$1.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.44
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$2.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.55
$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.29
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.3
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.1
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2970
$7829

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Gaborone
$668
236K
Francistown
$587
103K
Molepolole
$607
67.6K
Kanye
$637
48K
Serowe
$536
47.4K
Mahalapye
$577
41.3K
Palapye
$514
36.2K
Lobatse
$637
26.9K

In Rwanda

City Cost of living Population
Kigali
$758
1.16M
Ruhengeri
$499
153K
Gisenyi
$396
53.6K
Byumba
$597
36.4K
Cyangugu
$505
27.4K
Nyanza
$524
25.4K
Kibuye
$491
12.3K
Butare
$412
19.9K