Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 22.0% cheaper than Mozambique.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 27.8% less for groceries
Mozambique
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 41.6% less for childcare
Mozambique
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
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