Cost of living comparison
Albania is 40.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Albania instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
$7.46
ALL696
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
$1.58
ALL147
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
$4.90
ALL457
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
$6.95
ALL648
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
$3.21
ALL299
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
$0.48
ALL45
|
|
pay 33.4% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
$7.84
ALL731
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
|
pay 10.6% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
|
pay 9.6% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
$2.48
ALL231
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
$1.54
ALL144
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
$8.18
ALL763
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
|
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