Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 8.8% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,725.43
|
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,119.16
|
$2.25
SZL43.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft436.07
|
$0.72
SZL13.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft357.93
|
$0.47
SZL8.96
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft418.55
|
$0.57
SZL10.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,875.05
|
$3.57
SZL68.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,285.22
|
$4.78
SZL91.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft841.90
|
$1.21
SZL23.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft800.43
|
$1.94
SZL37.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft236.06
|
$0.65
SZL12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft240.53
|
$0.24
SZL4.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft255.89
|
$0.24
SZL4.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft513.43
|
$0.59
SZL11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft164.21
|
$0.35
SZL6.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.70
|
$0.36
SZL6.92
|
|
pay 29.4% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,025.74
|
$4.59
SZL88.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,915.99
|
$28.78
SZL552.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,112,556.78
|
$16,448.00
SZL315,518.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,832.70
|
$24.79
SZL475.49
|
|
pay 63.3% more for housing
Hungary
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,050.02
|
$52.19
SZL1,001.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft132,012.32
|
$398.13
SZL7,637.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,773.16
|
$274.82
SZL5,271.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,920.24
|
$67.78
SZL1,300.23
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,777.44
|
$123.00
SZL2,359.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,691,471.18
|
$3,243.31
SZL62,215.70
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft584.24
|
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft631.90
|
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,083.17
|
$2.00
SZL38.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,644.21
|
$26.50
SZL508.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,118.62
|
$3.02
SZL57.85
|
|
pay 15.2% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,418.20
|
$52.17
SZL1,000.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,795.83
|
$27.41
SZL525.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,825.33
|
$91.51
SZL1,755.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,312.27
|
$104.17
SZL1,998.28
|
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