Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 55.7% cheaper than Maryland.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Maryland, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
Maryland
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.12
|
$2.94
SZL52.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$2.23
SZL39.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
|
$0.89
SZL15.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$0.53
SZL9.31
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
Maryland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.48
|
$0.73
SZL12.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.61
|
$4.63
SZL81.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
|
$3.85
SZL68.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
|
$1.63
SZL28.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$1.88
SZL33.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.72
SZL12.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
|
$0.32
SZL5.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$0.41
SZL7.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.61
SZL10.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
|
$0.43
SZL7.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.51
SZL8.96
|
|
pay 6.3% less for transportation
Maryland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
|
$4.53
SZL80.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.12
|
$28.60
SZL505.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,251.27
|
$16,342.93
SZL289,005.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.26
|
$24.52
SZL433.62
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Maryland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.42
|
$54.47
SZL963.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.28
|
$217.91
SZL3,853.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,534.25
|
$177.05
SZL3,130.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.37
|
$56.93
SZL1,006.80
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Maryland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,587.88
|
$121.99
SZL2,157.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.60
|
$4,794.73
SZL84,789.18
|
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
Maryland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.77
|
$1.77
SZL31.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
|
$1.67
SZL29.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.65
|
$2.45
SZL43.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.02
|
$27.24
SZL481.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
|
$3.54
SZL62.62
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Maryland
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.77
|
$49.70
SZL878.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.64
|
$22.70
SZL401.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.87
|
$70.82
SZL1,252.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.73
|
$76.96
SZL1,360.87
|
|
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