Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Belarus

Belarus vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Belarus is 6.2% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Belarus
Groceries: pay 9.2% less in Belarus
Transportation: pay 33.2% less in Belarus
Housing: pay 16.2% more in Belarus
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Belarus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Belarus
Clothing: pay 82.7% more in Belarus

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

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Belarus vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Belarus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$9.13 BYN27.54	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$6.06 BYN18.26	+2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$0.82 BYN2.47	-25.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.53 BYN1.60	-9.3%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 9.2% less for groceries

	Swaziland	Belarus
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$0.70 BYN2.10	-16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$3.61 BYN10.87	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$3.35 BYN10.11	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$1.53 BYN4.63	-14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$2.12 BYN6.40	-18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$0.66 BYN1.98	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$0.82 BYN2.48	+182.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$0.91 BYN2.75	+63.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$1.07 BYN3.24	+71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.27 BYN0.82	-53.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.36 BYN1.08	-48.2%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 33.2% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Belarus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$3.28 BYN9.91	-33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.80 BYN44.63
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$20,373.99 BYN61,445.50
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.26 BYN15.88
Average			-33.2%

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pay 16.2% more for housing

	Swaziland	Belarus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$13.80 BYN41.61	-49.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$335.81 BYN1,012.76	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$226.01 BYN681.62	+28.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$48.74 BYN147.00	-0.6%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Swaziland	Belarus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$337.47 BYN1,017.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$17,502.72 BYN52,786.10	+177.4%
Average			+177.4%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Belarus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$1.62 BYN4.88	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$1.86 BYN5.61	-27.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$2.42 BYN7.30	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$33.16 BYN100.00	+47.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$4.56 BYN13.77	+26.6%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 82.7% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Belarus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$49.04 BYN147.90	+41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$44.02 BYN132.77	+193.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$104.41 BYN314.89	+48.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$97.29 BYN293.40	+79.9%
Average			+82.7%

Swaziland vs. Belarus - Cost of clothing

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