Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 25.5% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Chile, you would:
pay 64.6% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
|
pay 0.5% more for housing
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
|
pay 47.7% less for childcare
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
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