Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 74.0% more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Guinea
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 68.7% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 85.9% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
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