Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 16.8% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
|
pay 4.4% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
|
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