Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.8 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
$18.92
£15.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
$8.82
£7.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
$2.53
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$1.85
£1.48
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$2.17
£1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
$6.93
£5.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
$7.62
£6.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
$5.60
£4.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
$5.18
£4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
$2.69
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$1.97
£1.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
$2.40
£1.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
$1.90
£1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 42.2% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
$7.03
£5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
$39.73
£31.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
$29,386.35
£23,464.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
$23.24
£18.55
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
$68.68
£54.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
$1,864.05
£1,488.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
$161.86
£129.24
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
$1,460.21
£1,165.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
$16,544.33
£13,210.10
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
$5.93
£4.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
$4.02
£3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
$12.39
£9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
$79.68
£63.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
$9.62
£7.68
|
|
pay 36.5% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
$88.29
£70.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
$35.10
£28.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
$80.67
£64.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
$76.78
£61.30
|
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