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Swaziland vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 49.2% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.5% less in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 43.8% more in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 59.0% more in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 1.5% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% more in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 13.8% more in Swaziland

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

Swaziland vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.5% less for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$3.11 SZL53.17	-37.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$2.36 SZL40.37	-66.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$0.97 SZL16.50	+35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$0.56 SZL9.60	+46.5%
Average			-5.5%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.8% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$0.77 SZL13.14	+120.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$4.61 SZL78.77	+33.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$4.07 SZL69.57	+14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$1.73 SZL29.54	+7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$2.30 SZL39.30	+24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$0.71 SZL12.06	+103.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.34 SZL5.81	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.44 SZL7.44	-55.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$0.64 SZL11.02	+21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.48 SZL8.19	+86.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.58 SZL9.97	+176.9%
Average			+43.8%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Swaziland - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$4.52 SZL77.24	+46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$30.25 SZL516.92	+155.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	-43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$26.50 SZL452.92	+736.8%
Average			+223.9%

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pay 59.0% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$28.81 SZL492.30	+202.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	-28.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	+89.1%
Average			+59.0%

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pay 1.5% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	-35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	+32.4%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 11.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$1.87 SZL32.00	+44.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$1.97 SZL33.74	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$2.68 SZL45.78	+42.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$28.81 SZL492.30	-21.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$3.75 SZL64.00	-9.0%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 13.8% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$46.08 SZL787.36	+56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$24.01 SZL410.25	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	-2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	+36.4%
Average			+13.8%

Kyrgyzstan 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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