Cost of living comparison
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Swaziland vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary
Swaziland is 13.5% cheaper than Ghana overall.
Swaziland vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
|
Ghana
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.07
GHS71.01
|
$10.22
SZL168.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.34
GHS120.88
|
$5.91
SZL97.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
GHS12.06
|
$1.10
SZL18.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
GHS3.89
|
$0.59
SZL9.64
|
|
Ghana vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants
pay 32.6% less for groceries
|
Ghana
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
GHS18.73
|
$0.83
SZL13.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
GHS42.18
|
$5.41
SZL88.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.84
GHS126.83
|
$5.91
SZL97.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
GHS28.24
|
$1.80
SZL29.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
GHS26.16
|
$2.59
SZL42.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
GHS13.93
|
$0.80
SZL13.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
GHS7.74
|
$0.29
SZL4.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
GHS8.40
|
$0.56
SZL9.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
GHS16.05
|
$0.63
SZL10.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
GHS13.76
|
$0.58
SZL9.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
GHS11.85
|
$0.70
SZL11.44
|
|
Ghana vs. Swaziland - Cost of groceries
pay 8.9% more for transportation
|
Ghana
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
GHS52.77
|
$4.91
SZL80.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.70
GHS394.11
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,000.00
GHS93,560.46
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.45
GHS110.48
|
?? | |
Ghana vs. Swaziland - Cost of transportation
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Ghana
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.08
GHS644.17
|
$27.04
SZL444.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$402.26
GHS4,704.48
|
$271.15
SZL4,462.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$173.60
GHS2,030.21
|
$176.26
SZL2,900.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.88
GHS571.61
|
$49.01
SZL806.56
|
|
Ghana vs. Swaziland - Cost of housing
pay 29.0% less for childcare
|
Ghana
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$364.68
GHS4,264.91
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,885.07
GHS104K
|
$6,309.26
SZL104K
|
|
Ghana vs. Swaziland - Cost of childcare
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ghana
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
GHS23.19
|
$2.10
SZL34.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
GHS41.02
|
$2.55
SZL42.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.55
GHS18.14
|
$2.79
SZL45.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.32
GHS483.24
|
$22.53
SZL370.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.28
GHS131.92
|
$3.61
SZL59.33
|
|
Ghana vs. Swaziland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 47.7% more for clothing
|
Ghana
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.69
GHS160.11
|
$34.55
SZL568.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.35
GHS202.88
|
$15.02
SZL247.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.24
GHS447.24
|
$70.10
SZL1,153.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.55
GHS532.67
|
$54.08
SZL889.93
|
|
Ghana vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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