Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

compared to

Swaziland

Swaziland vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 29.7% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% more in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 1.5% more in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 39.3% more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 62.6% less in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 79.1% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% more in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 40.1% less in Swaziland

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Swaziland are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Swaziland.

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Swaziland vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.7% more for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$10.22 SZL168.18	+155.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$5.91 SZL97.20	-9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.10 SZL18.05	+81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$0.59 SZL9.64	-10.8%
Average			+54.7%

Ethiopia vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.5% more for groceries

	Ethiopia	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$0.83 SZL13.64	-30.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$5.41 SZL88.99	+46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$5.91 SZL97.32	+44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$1.80 SZL29.66	+1.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.59 SZL42.61	-43.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$0.80 SZL13.23	-67.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.29 SZL4.78	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$0.56 SZL9.19	-43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.63 SZL10.32	+103.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.58 SZL9.57	+164.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$0.70 SZL11.44	+42.5%
Average			+1.5%

Ethiopia vs. Swaziland - Cost of groceries

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pay 39.3% more for transportation

	Ethiopia	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$4.91 SZL80.87	+39.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	??
Average			+39.3%

Ethiopia vs. Swaziland - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.6% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$27.04 SZL444.96	-87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	-61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	-55.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$49.01 SZL806.56	-68.7%
Average			-62.6%

Ethiopia vs. Swaziland - Cost of housing

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pay 79.1% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$6,309.26 SZL104K	-79.1%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 12.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.10 SZL34.61	+162.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.55 SZL42.03	+178.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$2.79 SZL45.98	-65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$22.53 SZL370.80	-49.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$3.61 SZL59.33	-3.9%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 40.1% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$34.55 SZL568.57	+4.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$15.02 SZL247.20	-78.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$54.08 SZL889.93	-34.6%
Average			-40.1%

Ethiopia vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing

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