Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.7 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Italy instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL43.12
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.72
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.96
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.91
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL68.49
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL91.75
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL23.18
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL37.26
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.54
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.62
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.53
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.30
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.69
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.92
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL88.08
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL552.16
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL315,518.59
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL475.49
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL1,001.25
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,637.31
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,271.74
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,300.23
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,359.48
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL62,215.70
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL38.45
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL508.34
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.85
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL1,000.84
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL525.86
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,755.34
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,998.28
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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