Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 2.3 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 58.3% more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.74
AFN126
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.49
AFN252
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
AFN22
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
AFN12
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 88.1% more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
AFN123
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
AFN172
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.13
AFN82
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
AFN22
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
AFN30
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
AFN41
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
AFN10
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
AFN8
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AFN246
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.46
AFN755
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,973.68
AFN503,146
|
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.81
AFN419
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$610.20
AFN44,025
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$97.47
AFN7,033
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$68.91
AFN4,972
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.69
AFN1,709
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.03
AFN2,166
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,534.21
AFN110,692
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
AFN168
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.16
AFN84
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.59
AFN908
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
AFN189
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.66
AFN1,202
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.85
AFN1,143
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.38
AFN2,264
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.90
AFN2,446
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
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