Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 42.5% cheaper than Cyprus.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Cyprus
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
€7.04
|
$2.25
SZL42.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.78
|
$0.72
SZL13.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.47
SZL8.84
|
|
pay 43.2% less for groceries
Cyprus
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
€1.58
|
$0.57
SZL10.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
€4.39
|
$3.57
SZL67.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.98
€5.60
|
$4.78
SZL90.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
€3.00
|
$1.21
SZL22.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.33
|
$1.94
SZL36.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.84
|
$0.65
SZL12.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.24
SZL4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.24
SZL4.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.59
SZL11.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.35
SZL6.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.36
SZL6.83
|
|
pay 18.5% less for transportation
Cyprus
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
€5.57
|
$4.59
SZL86.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.14
€41.26
|
$28.78
SZL544.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,507.23
€23,846.33
|
$16,448.00
SZL311,069.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.75
€19.40
|
$24.79
SZL468.78
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Cyprus
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.07
€38.39
|
$52.19
SZL987.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$765.75
€715.89
|
$398.13
SZL7,529.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$572.23
€534.97
|
$274.82
SZL5,197.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.02
€115.94
|
$67.78
SZL1,281.89
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Cyprus
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$327.88
€306.53
|
$123.00
SZL2,326.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,992.32
€6,537.02
|
$3,243.31
SZL61,338.41
|
|
pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports
Cyprus
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€3.19
|
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.86
€4.54
|
$2.00
SZL37.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.35
€48.94
|
$26.50
SZL501.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.01
€8.43
|
$3.02
SZL57.03
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Cyprus
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.61
€74.43
|
$52.17
SZL986.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€37.73
|
$27.41
SZL518.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.12
€82.38
|
$91.51
SZL1,730.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.36
€97.56
|
$104.17
SZL1,970.11
|
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