Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 20.3% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.41
|
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$2.25
SZL42.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.72
SZL13.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.47
SZL8.84
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.57
SZL10.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.28
|
$3.57
SZL67.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$4.78
SZL90.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$1.21
SZL22.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.94
SZL36.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.65
SZL12.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.24
SZL4.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.24
SZL4.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.59
SZL11.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.35
SZL6.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.36
SZL6.83
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$4.59
SZL86.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.87
|
$28.78
SZL544.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
$16,448.00
SZL311,069.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.15
|
$24.79
SZL468.78
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Latvia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
$52.19
SZL987.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€320.08
|
$398.13
SZL7,529.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.06
|
$274.82
SZL5,197.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
$67.78
SZL1,281.89
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.46
|
$123.00
SZL2,326.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
$3,243.31
SZL61,338.41
|
|
pay 54.8% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$2.00
SZL37.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.30
|
$26.50
SZL501.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.07
|
$3.02
SZL57.03
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
$52.17
SZL986.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
$27.41
SZL518.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
$91.51
SZL1,730.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.79
|
$104.17
SZL1,970.11
|
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