Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 7.0% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Albania, you would:
pay 51.9% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
|
pay 75.7% more for housing
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
|
pay 22.5% more for childcare
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
|
pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
|
pay 18.9% more for clothing
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
|
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