Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 26.5% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,755
|
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,452
|
$2.25
SZL42.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.72
SZL13.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA540
|
$0.47
SZL8.84
|
|
pay 61.0% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA976
|
$0.57
SZL10.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,891
|
$3.57
SZL67.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,693
|
$4.78
SZL90.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,133
|
$1.21
SZL22.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,704
|
$1.94
SZL36.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA901
|
$0.65
SZL12.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,010
|
$0.24
SZL4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,375
|
$0.24
SZL4.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA746
|
$0.59
SZL11.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA653
|
$0.35
SZL6.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA874
|
$0.36
SZL6.83
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,539
|
$4.59
SZL86.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,836
|
$28.78
SZL544.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA19,015,402
|
$16,448.00
SZL311,069.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,681
|
$24.79
SZL468.78
|
|
pay 40.7% less for housing
Gabon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,827
|
$52.19
SZL987.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA668,109
|
$398.13
SZL7,529.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA359,751
|
$274.82
SZL5,197.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,401
|
$67.78
SZL1,281.89
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$123.00
SZL2,326.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,541,789
|
$3,243.31
SZL61,338.41
|
|
pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA617
|
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,542
|
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,131
|
$2.00
SZL37.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,399
|
$26.50
SZL501.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,139
|
$3.02
SZL57.03
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,549
|
$52.17
SZL986.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,401
|
$27.41
SZL518.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,823
|
$91.51
SZL1,730.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA59,102
|
$104.17
SZL1,970.11
|
|
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