Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 38.9% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Japan, you would:
pay 56.9% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,062
|
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥803
|
$2.25
SZL43.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥175
|
$0.72
SZL13.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥139
|
$0.47
SZL8.96
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
Japan
|
Swaziland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥245
|
$0.57
SZL10.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,035
|
$3.57
SZL68.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥854
|
$4.78
SZL91.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥289
|
$1.21
SZL23.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥486
|
$1.94
SZL37.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥394
|
$0.65
SZL12.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥208
|
$0.24
SZL4.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥320
|
$0.24
SZL4.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥331
|
$0.59
SZL11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥212
|
$0.35
SZL6.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥151
|
$0.36
SZL6.92
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Japan
|
Swaziland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥740
|
$4.59
SZL88.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,985
|
$28.78
SZL552.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,142,403
|
$16,448.00
SZL315,518.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,073
|
$24.79
SZL475.49
|
|
pay 17.9% less for housing
Japan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,574
|
$52.19
SZL1,001.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥90,719
|
$398.13
SZL7,637.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,092
|
$274.82
SZL5,271.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,078
|
$67.78
SZL1,300.23
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
Japan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,106
|
$123.00
SZL2,359.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,911,590
|
$3,243.31
SZL62,215.70
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥469
|
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥489
|
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥663
|
$2.00
SZL38.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,529
|
$26.50
SZL508.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,021
|
$3.02
SZL57.85
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
Japan
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,733
|
$52.17
SZL1,000.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,968
|
$27.41
SZL525.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,218
|
$91.51
SZL1,755.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,999
|
$104.17
SZL1,998.28
|
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