Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 18.4% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Swaziland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 58.2% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Samoa
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 54.1% more for childcare
Samoa
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
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