Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 71.2% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 73.5% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 2.7% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
$37.83
SAR141.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,594.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
$17.96
SAR67.36
|
|
pay 55.8% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
$73.85
SAR276.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
$390.65
SAR1,465.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
$85.53
SAR320.79
|
|
pay 84.5% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
$296.51
SAR1,112.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,651.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
$3.66
SAR13.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
$99.67
SAR373.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
$17.24
SAR64.66
|
|
pay 43.0% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
$43.59
SAR163.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
$56.89
SAR213.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
$93.76
SAR351.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
$77.91
SAR292.19
|
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