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Swaziland vs. Paraguay Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 21.8% more expensive than Paraguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.0% less in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 75.2% more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 30.1% more in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 25.4% more in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% more in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 1.1% less in Swaziland

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries in Swaziland are more expensive than in Paraguay. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Swaziland. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Swaziland.

Swaziland vs. Paraguay Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Paraguay, you would:

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pay 11.0% less for restaurants

	Paraguay	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 PYG26,849	$3.11 SZL52.19	-22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 PYG34,623	$2.36 SZL39.63	-54.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PYG5,547	$0.97 SZL16.20	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 PYG3,265	$0.56 SZL9.42	+15.5%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Paraguay	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 PYG6,956	$0.77 SZL12.90	-25.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.49 PYG23,417	$4.61 SZL77.32	+32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.52 PYG23,614	$4.07 SZL68.30	+15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG12,120	$1.73 SZL29.00	-4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.51 PYG10,120	$2.30 SZL38.58	+52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 PYG6,317	$0.71 SZL11.84	-25.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,718	$0.34 SZL5.70	-16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.40 PYG2,707	$0.44 SZL7.31	+8.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG4,921	$0.64 SZL10.81	-12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PYG3,064	$0.48 SZL8.04	+4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,747	$0.58 SZL9.79	+42.5%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 75.2% more for transportation

	Paraguay	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG24,213	$4.52 SZL75.82	+25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG191,759	$30.25 SZL507.43	+5.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG103,399,284	$17,285.48 SZL289,958.49	+12.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG49,726	$26.50 SZL444.60	+257.6%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 30.1% more for housing

	Paraguay	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.79 PYG112,632	$28.81 SZL483.26	+71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.03 PYG2,643,732	$266.51 SZL4,470.68	-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$298.30 PYG2,001,403	$187.26 SZL3,141.22	-37.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$27.56 PYG184,904	$60.22 SZL1,010.12	+118.5%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 25.4% more for childcare

	Paraguay	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$120.95 PYG811,528	$109.47 SZL1,836.40	-9.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,948.66 PYG19,783,730	$4,724.70 SZL79,255.32	+60.2%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Paraguay	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG8,930	$1.87 SZL31.41	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.82 PYG12,206	$1.97 SZL33.12	+8.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.26 PYG8,460	$2.68 SZL44.94	+112.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.69 PYG179,058	$28.81 SZL483.26	+7.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.49 PYG36,816	$3.75 SZL62.82	-31.7%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 1.1% less for clothing

	Paraguay	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG370,122	$46.08 SZL772.90	-16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG253,798	$24.01 SZL402.72	-36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG523,711	$74.90 SZL1,256.49	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG371,297	$84.51 SZL1,417.57	+52.7%
Average			-1.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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