Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 51.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Austria, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
|
pay 55.0% less for groceries
Austria
|
Swaziland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Austria
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.61
|
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.10
|
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Austria
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.03
|
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€629.94
|
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
|
pay 70.2% less for childcare
Austria
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.60
|
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
|
pay 57.4% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.75
|
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.66
|
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Austria
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.18
|
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
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