Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 53.2% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 81.6% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$2.25
SZL42.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
|
pay 44.6% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Swaziland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$3.57
SZL66.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$4.78
SZL89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.94
SZL36.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.24
SZL4.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
|
pay 39.4% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$4.59
SZL86.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$28.78
SZL539.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$16,448.00
SZL308,462.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$24.79
SZL464.85
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$52.19
SZL978.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$398.13
SZL7,466.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$274.82
SZL5,153.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$67.78
SZL1,271.15
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$123.00
SZL2,306.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,824.36
|
|
pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.00
SZL37.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$26.50
SZL496.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$3.02
SZL56.55
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$52.17
SZL978.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$27.41
SZL514.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$91.51
SZL1,716.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$104.17
SZL1,953.60
|
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