Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 36.1% cheaper than Swaziland.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 20.8% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL43.12
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.72
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.96
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Swaziland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.91
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL68.49
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL91.75
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL23.18
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL37.26
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.54
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.62
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.53
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.30
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.69
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.92
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 61.5% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL88.08
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL552.16
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL315,518.59
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL475.49
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 75.2% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL1,001.25
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,637.31
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,271.74
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,300.23
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 50.1% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,359.48
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL62,215.70
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL38.45
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL508.34
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.85
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL1,000.84
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL525.86
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,755.34
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,998.28
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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