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Swaziland vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 6.7% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% less in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 44.3% more in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.1% less in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Swaziland

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

Swaziland vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.0% less for restaurants

	Russia	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB750.26	$3.11 SZL53.17	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB429.86	$2.36 SZL40.37	-57.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB82.04	$0.97 SZL16.50	-8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB39.84	$0.56 SZL9.60	+9.6%
Average			-31.0%

Russia vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Russia	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB48.99	$0.77 SZL13.14	+22.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB390.35	$4.61 SZL78.77	-8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB328.07	$4.07 SZL69.57	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB124.25	$1.73 SZL29.54	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB171.01	$2.30 SZL39.30	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB61.35	$0.71 SZL12.06	-10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB62.32	$0.34 SZL5.81	-57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB72.28	$0.44 SZL7.44	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB97.49	$0.64 SZL11.02	-48.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB29.48	$0.48 SZL8.19	+26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.55	$0.58 SZL9.97	+92.6%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Russia	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB209.35	$4.52 SZL77.24	+67.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	$30.25 SZL516.92	+39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	-45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB384.30	$26.50 SZL452.92	+436.0%
Average			+124.5%

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pay 44.3% more for housing

	Russia	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB588.25	$28.81 SZL492.30	+280.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	-37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	-27.2%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Russia	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	-63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	-39.3%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB132.06	$1.87 SZL32.00	+10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB168.48	$1.97 SZL33.74	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB208.50	$2.68 SZL45.78	-0.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	$28.81 SZL492.30	-19.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB398.32	$3.75 SZL64.00	-26.9%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Russia	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	$46.08 SZL787.36	-26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	$24.01 SZL410.25	-45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	-13.2%
Average			-27.9%

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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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