Cost of Living Comparison Between Butare and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Butare and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Butare is 65.5% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 80% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Butare is 71.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 77.3% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.71 RWF 2,412

$16.09 €13.89

-89.37%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$20.59 RWF 29.1K

$64.1 €55.3

-67.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.56 RWF 7,855

$10.28 €8.88

-45.91%

Cappuccino

$1.69 RWF 2,391

$2.78 €2.4

-39.21%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 RWF 807

$2.23 €1.92

-74.44%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.36 RWF 514

$1.57 €1.35

-77.07%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.71 RWF 1,006

$3.41 €2.95

-79.18%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.03 RWF 1,453

$3.82 €3.3

-73.04%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.37 RWF 518

$1.14 €0.98

-67.54%

White Bread (500g)

$0.98 RWF 1,382

$1.73 €1.49

-43.35%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.91 RWF 1,281

$1.67 €1.44

-45.51%

Eggs

$1.48 RWF 2,086

$3.13 €2.7

-52.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$2.3 RWF 3,241

$13.31 €11.5

-82.72%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.09 RWF 4,367

$7.99 €6.9

-61.33%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$2.66 RWF 3,758

$15.97 €13.79

-83.34%

Apples (1kg)

$2.24 RWF 3,165

$2.28 €1.97

-1.75%

Banana (1kg)

$0.91 RWF 1,278

$1.7 €1.47

-46.47%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.13 RWF 1,596

$2.04 €1.76

-44.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.72 RWF 1,023

$2.55 €2.2

-71.76%

Potato (1kg)

$0.32 RWF 450

$1.76 €1.52

-81.82%

Onion (1kg)

$0.46 RWF 650

$2.05 €1.77

-77.56%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.34 RWF 484

$1.98 €1.71

-82.83%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 RWF 756

$0.81 €0.7

-33.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.2 RWF 1,699

$6.59 €5.69

-81.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.76 RWF 9,545

$5.87 €5.07

15.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.91 RWF 1,281

$1.33 €1.15

-31.58%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.42 RWF 2,004

$2.92 €2.52

-51.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.29 RWF 414

$2.27 €1.96

-87.22%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$9.71 RWF 13.7K

$46.15 €39.85

-78.96%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.05 RWF 2,892

$4.23 €3.66

-51.54%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.87 RWF 1,228

$0.86 €0.75

1.16%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$3.91 RWF 5,518

$18.68 €16.13

-79.07%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.74 RWF 1,044

$2.09 €1.81

-64.59%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$16.8K RWF 23.6M

$34.5K €29.8K

-51.47%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$8,785 RWF 12.4M

$39.6K €34.2K

-77.84%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$36.6 RWF 51.7K

$148 €128

-75.33%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$8.97 RWF 12.7K

$20.98 €18.11

-57.24%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$17.7 RWF 25K

$39.65 €34.24

-55.36%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.29 RWF 35.7K

$47.92 €41.37

-47.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$5.53 RWF 7,811

$18.57 €16.03

-70.22%

Cinema Ticket

$3.54 RWF 5,004

$9.38 €8.1

-62.26%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$92.1 RWF 130K

$607 €524

-84.84%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,325 RWF 1.9M

$16.1K €13.9K

-91.77%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$13.82 RWF 19.5K

$104 €90.1

-86.76%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$19.47 RWF 27.5K

$41.09 €35.48

-52.62%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$23.86 RWF 33.7K

$92.7 €80

-74.25%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$30.72 RWF 43.4K

$119 €102

-74.11%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$208 RWF 293.8K

$1,592 €1,375

-86.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$140 RWF 197.8K

$1,262 €1,090

-88.90%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$313 RWF 441.7K

$3,046 €2,630

-89.73%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$238 RWF 335.9K

$2,069 €1,787

-88.50%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$231 RWF 326.6K

$1,462 €1,263

-84.18%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

16.2

3.81

325.20%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Butare: October 27, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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