Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 34.1% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 83.4% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
$5.41
R$27.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
$1.09
R$5.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
$0.66
R$3.36
|
|
pay 24.2% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
$4.39
R$22.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
$3.93
R$20.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
$1.71
R$8.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
$0.88
R$4.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
$0.57
R$2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
$0.47
R$2.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
$0.71
R$3.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
$0.51
R$2.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
$0.49
R$2.48
|
|
pay 3.5% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
$3.99
R$20.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
$44.60
R$227.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
$8.87
R$45.29
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
|
pay 94.2% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
$1.76
R$9.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
$1.69
R$8.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
$24.18
R$123.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
$6.45
R$32.92
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
$63.51
R$324.18
|
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