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Beijing vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 95.7% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Beijing
Groceries: pay 36.6% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 82.6% more in Beijing
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.9% more in Beijing
Clothing: pay 30.2% more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Beijing are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.39	$4.21 CN¥29.67	+35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL39.78	$4.91 CN¥34.62	+107.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.26	$0.48 CN¥3.38	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.46	$0.31 CN¥2.17	-45.4%
Average			+11.8%

Swaziland vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.6% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL12.95	$1.71 CN¥12.04	+122.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL77.62	$7.47 CN¥52.69	+62.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.56	$6.64 CN¥46.85	+63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.11	$1.78 CN¥12.53	+2.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.73	$1.53 CN¥10.80	-33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.88	$0.98 CN¥6.93	+39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.72	$0.77 CN¥5.43	+126.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.33	$0.80 CN¥5.65	+83.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.86	$0.60 CN¥4.25	-6.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.07	$0.35 CN¥2.46	-27.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.83	$0.41 CN¥2.91	-29.3%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL76.11	$4.21 CN¥29.71	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL509.37	$31.54 CN¥222.53	+4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL291,066.49	$18,225.66 CN¥128,572.93	+5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL446.30	$4.63 CN¥32.64	-82.5%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 82.6% more for housing

	Swaziland	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL485.11	$12.93 CN¥91.22	-55.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,487.76	$935.23 CN¥6,597.60	+250.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,153.22	$504.41 CN¥3,558.33	+169.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,013.98	$39.27 CN¥277.00	-34.8%
Average			+82.6%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Swaziland	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,843.42	$710.76 CN¥5,014.09	+549.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL79,558.17	$23,242.73 CN¥163,965.81	+391.9%
Average			+470.6%

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pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.53	$1.12 CN¥7.91	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.24	$2.90 CN¥20.47	+47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.12	$4.21 CN¥29.67	+57.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL485.11	$57.84 CN¥408.00	+100.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL63.06	$8.41 CN¥59.34	+124.6%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 30.2% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL775.85	$62.30 CN¥439.49	+35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL404.26	$36.37 CN¥256.59	+51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,261.29	$81.74 CN¥576.64	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,422.99	$105.53 CN¥744.46	+24.9%
Average			+30.2%

Swaziland vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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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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