Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 15.1% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 14.0% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 13.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 29.7% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
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