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Swaziland vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 13.0% cheaper than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.9% less in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 63.4% less in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 10.8% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.0% less in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 47.9% less in Swaziland

Expenses including restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Swaziland. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Swaziland.

Swaziland vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.9% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	$3.11 SZL52.69	-74.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.49	$2.36 SZL40.01	-79.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.81	$0.97 SZL16.35	-51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.36	$0.56 SZL9.51	-62.5%
Average			-66.9%

Haiti vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Haiti	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.27	$0.77 SZL13.02	-69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$4.61 SZL78.06	-7.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.30	$4.07 SZL68.95	-28.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.92	$1.73 SZL29.27	-38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.34	$2.30 SZL38.95	-66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.71 SZL11.95	-68.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.25	$0.34 SZL5.75	-37.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$0.44 SZL7.38	-4.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$0.64 SZL10.92	+42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.48 SZL8.11	-78.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.26	$0.58 SZL9.88	-54.0%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 HTG560.79	$4.52 SZL76.54	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.13	$30.25 SZL512.27	+51.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,720.29	$17,285.48 SZL292,724.37	-50.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.64	$26.50 SZL448.84	+640.3%
Average			+161.6%

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pay 63.4% less for housing

	Haiti	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,727.93	$28.81 SZL487.87	-82.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,124.73	$266.51 SZL4,513.32	-70.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,506.60	$187.26 SZL3,171.18	-79.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,010.48	$60.22 SZL1,019.75	-21.3%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 10.8% less for childcare

	Haiti	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,090.63	$109.47 SZL1,853.92	+9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,038.47	$4,724.70 SZL80,011.33	-31.2%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$1.87 SZL31.71	-62.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.69	$1.97 SZL33.43	+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.81	$2.68 SZL45.37	+34.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,103.43	$28.81 SZL487.87	-58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.06	$3.75 SZL63.42	-62.5%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 47.9% less for clothing

	Haiti	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,472.50	$46.08 SZL780.27	-42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,817.97	$24.01 SZL406.56	-68.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,708.76	$74.90 SZL1,268.47	-37.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,635.94	$84.51 SZL1,431.10	-43.7%
Average			-47.9%

Haiti vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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