Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 57.5% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL43.12
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.72
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.96
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 86.5% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.91
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL68.49
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL91.75
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL23.18
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL37.26
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.54
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.62
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.53
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.30
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.69
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.92
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL88.08
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL552.16
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL315,518.59
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL475.49
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 15.4% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL1,001.25
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,637.31
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,271.74
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,300.23
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 80.0% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,359.48
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL62,215.70
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL38.45
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL508.34
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.85
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL1,000.84
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL525.86
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,755.34
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,998.28
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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