Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 18.9% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$2.25
SZL42.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$3.57
SZL66.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$4.78
SZL89.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$1.94
SZL36.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.24
SZL4.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
|
pay 33.3% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$4.59
SZL86.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$28.78
SZL539.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$16,448.00
SZL308,462.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$24.79
SZL464.85
|
|
pay 13.4% more for housing
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$52.19
SZL978.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$398.13
SZL7,466.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$274.82
SZL5,153.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$67.78
SZL1,271.15
|
|
pay 58.2% more for childcare
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$123.00
SZL2,306.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,824.36
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$2.00
SZL37.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$26.50
SZL496.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$3.02
SZL56.55
|
|
pay 91.0% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$52.17
SZL978.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$27.41
SZL514.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$91.51
SZL1,716.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$104.17
SZL1,953.60
|
|
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