Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 23.2% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.89
|
$0.99
SZL18.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.25
SZL42.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.78
|
$0.72
SZL13.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.27
|
$0.47
SZL8.86
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.57
SZL10.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$3.57
SZL67.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$4.78
SZL90.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.54
|
$1.21
SZL22.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.69
|
$1.94
SZL36.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.65
SZL12.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.63
|
$0.24
SZL4.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.52
|
$0.24
SZL4.48
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.59
SZL11.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.35
SZL6.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.36
SZL6.84
|
|
pay 35.2% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.68
|
$4.59
SZL87.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.11
|
$28.78
SZL545.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,480.27
|
$16,448.00
SZL311,852.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.49
|
$24.79
SZL469.96
|
|
pay 6.6% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€24.99
|
$52.19
SZL989.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€468.44
|
$398.13
SZL7,548.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€334.24
|
$274.82
SZL5,210.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€77.98
|
$67.78
SZL1,285.12
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€223.67
|
$123.00
SZL2,332.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,809.08
|
$3,243.31
SZL61,492.84
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.35
|
$0.99
SZL18.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$0.99
SZL18.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.00
SZL38.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€31.93
|
$26.50
SZL502.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.59
|
$3.02
SZL57.17
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€51.88
|
$52.17
SZL989.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.24
|
$27.41
SZL519.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€79.91
|
$91.51
SZL1,734.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€112.50
|
$104.17
SZL1,975.07
|
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