Cost of living comparison
Australia is 3.9 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Australia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$15.31
A$23.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$2.45
A$3.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$2.05
A$3.11
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$4.24
A$6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$5.00
A$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$3.56
A$5.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$1.44
A$2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$1.13
A$1.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$1.31
A$1.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$2.10
A$3.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.83
A$1.25
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$4.95
A$7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$81.92
A$124.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$15.28
A$23.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$5.72
A$8.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$3.30
A$4.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$46.71
A$70.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$12.25
A$18.55
|
|
pay 25.7% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$106.56
A$161.33
|
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