Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 13.3% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
pay 57.2% more for housing
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
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