Cost of living comparison
Illinois is 3.7 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Illinois instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$16.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
$8.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$2.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$1.64
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$2.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
$4.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
$3.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$3.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
$4.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$1.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$1.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$1.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
$3.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
$85.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
$25,072.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
$16.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
$63.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
$1,273.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
$1,019.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
$127.01
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
$1,216.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
$13,033.13
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$4.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$3.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
$9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
$39.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
$11.22
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Illinois
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
$45.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
$33.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
$75.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
$105.59
|
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