Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 62.7% more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 32.0% more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 3.9% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 87.2% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
|
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