Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 28.6% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.03
€9.22
|
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.98
€6.41
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.35
|
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
|
pay 22.5% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
€3.86
|
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.73
|
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.91
€2.67
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.60
|
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.69
|
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.69
€32.80
|
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,337.87
€23,289.30
|
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.16
€9.34
|
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
|
pay 17.5% less for housing
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.71
€25.47
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.28
€555.43
|
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$455.38
€418.56
|
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.48
€89.60
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
|
pay 49.1% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$317.80
€292.10
|
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.83
€6,953.21
|
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
€1.92
|
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
€36.77
|
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.66
€5.20
|
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.96
€66.15
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.10
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.13
€88.36
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.85
€110.16
|
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
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