Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 9.2% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Romania, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Romania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
|
pay 91.8% more for transportation
Romania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Romania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
Romania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
|
pay 43.5% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Romania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
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