Cost of Living Comparison Between Butare and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Butare and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Butare is 68.8% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 68.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Butare is 67.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 69.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Butare
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$1.77 RWF 2,586
$13.12 MX$235
-86.51%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$20.66 RWF 30.1K
$53.8 MX$963
-61.61%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.43 RWF 7,923
$9.40 MX$168
-42.23%
Cappuccino
$1.71 RWF 2,491
$3.56 MX$63.8
-51.97%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.59 RWF 857
$1.60 MX$28.69
-63.13%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.36 RWF 531
$1.15 MX$20.67
-68.70%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.71 RWF 1,033
$3.16 MX$56.5
-77.53%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.07 RWF 1,559
$4.85 MX$86.7
-77.94%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Butare
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.39 RWF 574
$1.63 MX$29.25
-76.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.98 RWF 1,437
$2.73 MX$48.94
-64.10%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.91 RWF 1,323
$1.88 MX$33.63
-51.60%
Eggs
$1.47 RWF 2,145
$2.63 MX$47.10
-44.11%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.29 RWF 3,344
$9.89 MX$177
-76.85%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$2.97 RWF 4,337
$8.40 MX$150
-64.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$2.68 RWF 3,913
$11.63 MX$208
-76.96%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 RWF 3,294
$2.97 MX$53.2
-23.91%
Banana (1kg)
$0.89 RWF 1,297
$1.78 MX$31.94
-50.00%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.13 RWF 1,653
$2.06 MX$36.79
-45.15%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.79 RWF 1,156
$1.97 MX$35.35
-59.90%
Potato (1kg)
$0.32 RWF 460
$2.09 MX$37.34
-84.69%
Onion (1kg)
$0.47 RWF 682
$2.26 MX$40.44
-79.20%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.35 RWF 505
$1.46 MX$26.10
-76.03%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.58 RWF 843
$1.09 MX$19.51
-46.79%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.21 RWF 1,760
$4.34 MX$77.7
-72.12%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.85 RWF 9,992
$13.62 MX$244
-49.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.90 RWF 1,309
$1.67 MX$29.96
-46.11%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.42 RWF 2,066
$3.54 MX$63.4
-59.89%
🚌 Getting Around
Butare
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 RWF 427
$0.36 MX$6.44
-19.44%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$9.97 RWF 14.6K
$18.96 MX$339
-47.42%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$2.11 RWF 3,076
$1.32 MX$23.69
59.85%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.87 RWF 1,263
$0.30 MX$5.39
190.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$3.85 RWF 5,619
$5.49 MX$98.2
-29.87%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.77 RWF 1,130
$1.34 MX$23.93
-42.54%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$17.0K RWF 24.8M
$19.1K MX$342.2K
-11.20%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$8,586 RWF 12.5M
$23.8K MX$425.4K
-63.87%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Butare
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$37.05 RWF 54.1K
$41.11 MX$736
-9.88%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.83 RWF 12.9K
$27.78 MX$497
-68.21%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$17.66 RWF 25.8K
$30.00 MX$537
-41.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Butare
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$26.01 RWF 38.0K
$53.5 MX$958
-51.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$5.56 RWF 8,116
$26.13 MX$468
-78.72%
Cinema Ticket
$3.45 RWF 5,029
$6.28 MX$112
-45.06%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Butare
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$93.2 RWF 136.0K
$439 MX$7,865
-78.80%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,372 RWF 2.0M
$10.7K MX$192.3K
-87.23%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Butare
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$14.14 RWF 20.6K
$57.1 MX$1,022
-75.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$19.66 RWF 28.7K
$45.30 MX$811
-56.60%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$24.08 RWF 35.1K
$104 MX$1,866
-76.90%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$31.51 RWF 46.0K
$108 MX$1,938
-70.89%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Butare
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$205 RWF 299.7K
$996 MX$17.8K
-79.38%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$140 RWF 203.7K
$624 MX$11.2K
-77.62%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$313 RWF 457.4K
$2,106 MX$37.7K
-85.12%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$236 RWF 343.9K
$1,218 MX$21.8K
-80.66%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$3,799 MX$68.0K
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$2,230 MX$39.9K
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Butare
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$231 RWF 336.8K
$1,096 MX$19.6K
-78.95%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.2
11.34
42.86%

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

Last update for Butare: March 2, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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