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Swaziland vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 2.2 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 87.0% more in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.0% more in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 22.1% more in Swaziland

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Swaziland are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Swaziland.

Swaziland vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 87.0% more for restaurants

	Egypt	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.04 EGP192.56	$3.11 SZL53.17	-23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 EGP238.65	$2.36 SZL40.37	-52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 EGP17.26	$0.97 SZL16.50	+166.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 EGP7.49	$0.56 SZL9.60	+257.4%
Average			+87.0%

Egypt vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 EGP26.52	$0.77 SZL13.14	+38.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.51 EGP71.98	$4.61 SZL78.77	+205.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.31 EGP157.57	$4.07 SZL69.57	+23.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.43 EGP68.30	$1.73 SZL29.54	+20.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 EGP97.62	$2.30 SZL39.30	+12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.65 EGP30.88	$0.71 SZL12.06	+8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 EGP13.65	$0.34 SZL5.81	+18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.14	$0.44 SZL7.44	+104.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.44	$0.64 SZL11.02	+313.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.53	$0.48 SZL8.19	+167.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 EGP8.07	$0.58 SZL9.97	+244.7%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.30 EGP61.93	$4.52 SZL77.24	+247.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.45 EGP355.17	$30.25 SZL516.92	+305.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	-48.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 EGP147.87	$26.50 SZL452.92	+754.1%
Average			+314.7%

Egypt vs. Swaziland - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Egypt	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.49 EGP595.23	$28.81 SZL492.30	+130.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	+69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	+119.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.26 EGP631.77	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	+354.2%
Average			+168.5%

Egypt vs. Swaziland - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Egypt	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	+53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	+193.7%
Average			+123.5%

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pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 EGP79.76	$1.87 SZL32.00	+11.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 EGP66.95	$1.97 SZL33.74	+40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.99 EGP94.87	$2.68 SZL45.78	+34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	$28.81 SZL492.30	+32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.25 EGP154.72	$3.75 SZL64.00	+15.3%
Average			+27.0%

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pay 22.1% more for clothing

	Egypt	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	$46.08 SZL787.36	+87.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	$24.01 SZL410.25	-46.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	-35.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	+82.1%
Average			+22.1%

Egypt vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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