Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 10.4% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO170.76
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO209.65
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.08
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.58
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO45.97
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO63.85
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO144.50
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO66.63
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO86.81
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO94.87
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.28
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO50.94
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.73
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.22
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.24
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO173.93
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO256.97
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO611,916.19
|
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO254.99
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Nicaragua
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,609.44
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,520.88
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,238.14
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,974.52
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 8.8% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,159.92
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO161,062.48
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.03
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO80.47
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO112.40
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,130.21
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO187.27
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 53.4% more for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,244.58
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,249.44
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,768.63
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,018.97
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
|
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