Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 18.6% cheaper than Swaziland.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 41.1% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
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