Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 61.6% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
|
pay 59.6% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
|
pay 40.4% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.48
|
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
|
pay 88.1% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
|
pay 78.9% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.05
|
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
|
pay 28.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.64
|
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
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