Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 44.2% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Finland, you would:
pay 78.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.75
|
$0.99
SZL18.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.81
|
$2.25
SZL41.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.40
|
$0.72
SZL13.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.64
|
$0.47
SZL8.58
|
|
pay 48.3% less for groceries
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
$0.57
SZL10.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.72
|
$3.57
SZL65.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$4.78
SZL87.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.75
|
$1.21
SZL22.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$1.94
SZL35.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.65
SZL12.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.24
SZL4.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.24
SZL4.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.66
|
$0.59
SZL10.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.35
SZL6.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.36
SZL6.63
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.26
|
$4.59
SZL84.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€53.85
|
$28.78
SZL528.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,425.21
|
$16,448.00
SZL302,173.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.22
|
$24.79
SZL455.38
|
|
pay 1.2% less for housing
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.36
|
$52.19
SZL958.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€690.72
|
$398.13
SZL7,314.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€573.03
|
$274.82
SZL5,048.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€89.40
|
$67.78
SZL1,245.23
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€321.44
|
$123.00
SZL2,259.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,358.89
|
$3,243.31
SZL59,584.14
|
|
pay 72.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.60
|
$0.99
SZL18.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.88
|
$0.99
SZL18.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.24
|
$2.00
SZL36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.78
|
$26.50
SZL486.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.08
|
$3.02
SZL55.40
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Finland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€82.66
|
$52.17
SZL958.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.66
|
$27.41
SZL503.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€75.52
|
$91.51
SZL1,681.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€109.39
|
$104.17
SZL1,913.76
|
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