Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 98.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 4.4% more for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 36.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
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