Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 44.3% cheaper than Swaziland.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Pakistan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
$1.57
PKR437.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
$3.50
PKR971.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
$0.30
PKR84.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.21
PKR57.70
|
|
pay 40.0% less for groceries
Swaziland
|
Pakistan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$0.56
PKR155.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
$2.35
PKR652.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
$2.66
PKR738.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
$1.10
PKR304.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
$1.23
PKR341.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
$0.43
PKR119.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$0.28
PKR76.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
$0.31
PKR87.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
$0.20
PKR55.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$0.16
PKR43.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
$0.20
PKR54.82
|
|
pay 43.8% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
$3.75
PKR1,040.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
$6.78
PKR1,882.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
$16,737.54
PKR4,649,616.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
$3.96
PKR1,101.09
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
$14.27
PKR3,964.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
$81.52
PKR22,646.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
$50.88
PKR14,133.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
$54.49
PKR15,136.63
|
|
pay 77.3% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
$29.66
PKR8,238.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
$1,010.43
PKR280,693.20
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Pakistan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
$1.84
PKR511.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
$1.52
PKR421.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
$1.63
PKR453.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
$10.78
PKR2,995.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
$3.47
PKR963.85
|
|
pay 46.6% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Pakistan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
$13.74
PKR3,815.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
$18.92
PKR5,255.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
$48.54
PKR13,482.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
$26.13
PKR7,258.16
|
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