Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 26.9% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
|
pay 54.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
|
pay 31.0% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
|
pay 36.5% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
|
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