Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 41.5% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Finland, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
|
pay 9.6% less for housing
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
|
pay 48.7% less for childcare
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
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