Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 9.8% cheaper than Laos.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Laos, you would:
pay 35.2% less for restaurants
Laos
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭57,852
|
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$2.25
SZL42.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,432
|
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,871
|
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Laos
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,153
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$3.57
SZL66.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,301
|
$4.78
SZL89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,626
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,111
|
$1.94
SZL36.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,494
|
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,012
|
$0.24
SZL4.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,196
|
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,241
|
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,358
|
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,470
|
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
|
pay 98.3% more for transportation
Laos
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,516
|
$4.59
SZL86.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,074
|
$28.78
SZL539.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,260,743,079
|
$16,448.00
SZL308,462.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭294,563
|
$24.79
SZL464.85
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Laos
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,567,893
|
$52.19
SZL978.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,748,280
|
$398.13
SZL7,466.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,852,744
|
$274.82
SZL5,153.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,077,856
|
$67.78
SZL1,271.15
|
|
pay 27.8% less for childcare
Laos
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$123.00
SZL2,306.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,238,225
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,824.36
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,026
|
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,744
|
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,112
|
$2.00
SZL37.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭725,658
|
$26.50
SZL496.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,037
|
$3.02
SZL56.55
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Laos
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,975,161
|
$52.17
SZL978.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,073,731
|
$27.41
SZL514.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,634,951
|
$91.51
SZL1,716.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭949,759
|
$104.17
SZL1,953.60
|
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