Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 62.8% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 78.1% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
|
pay 60.1% less for housing
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
|
pay 84.2% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
|
pay 72.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
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