Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 2.7% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.52
|
$2.94
SZL54.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.14
|
$2.23
SZL41.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.04
|
$0.89
SZL16.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.77
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.30
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB291.33
|
$4.63
SZL85.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB219.22
|
$3.85
SZL70.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.20
|
$1.63
SZL30.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.24
|
$1.88
SZL34.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.52
|
$0.72
SZL13.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.66
|
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.88
|
$0.41
SZL7.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.14
|
$0.61
SZL11.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.42
|
$0.43
SZL7.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.63
|
$0.51
SZL9.31
|
|
pay 42.0% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.18
|
$4.53
SZL83.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB808.16
|
$28.60
SZL525.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB898,809.27
|
$16,342.93
SZL300,242.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB337.60
|
$24.52
SZL450.48
|
|
pay 50.5% more for housing
Thailand
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB578.31
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,368.22
|
$217.91
SZL4,003.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,648.71
|
$177.05
SZL3,252.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,766.27
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.94
|
|
pay 58.3% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,031.96
|
$121.99
SZL2,241.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB378,236.70
|
$4,794.73
SZL88,086.02
|
|
pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.47
|
$1.77
SZL32.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.19
|
$1.67
SZL30.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB128.56
|
$2.45
SZL45.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,706.12
|
$27.24
SZL500.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB199.30
|
$3.54
SZL65.05
|
|
pay 12.0% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,248.87
|
$49.70
SZL913.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB976.09
|
$22.70
SZL417.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,777.54
|
$70.82
SZL1,301.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,266.08
|
$76.96
SZL1,413.78
|
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