Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 12.7% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
Mexico
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 28.3% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
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