Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.5 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Israel instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 8.0 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$17.90
₪67.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$2.50
₪9.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$1.91
₪7.19
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
$6.33
₪23.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
$6.35
₪23.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
$4.41
₪16.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$1.35
₪5.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
$1.01
₪3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$0.78
₪2.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$0.80
₪3.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$0.57
₪2.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$0.54
₪2.03
|
|
pay 63.4% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
$7.29
₪27.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
$56.84
₪213.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
$16.01
₪60.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$7.83
₪29.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$3.48
₪13.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
$63.71
₪239.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
$11.62
₪43.73
|
|
pay 49.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
$124.42
₪468.13
|
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