Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 3.2 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 47.0% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 92.4% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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