Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Swaziland
  3. Kenya
  4. Comparison
SZL
COMPARED TO
KES

Kenya is 35.3% more expensive than Swaziland.

If you lived in Kenya instead of Swaziland, you would:
local_dining

pay 44.6% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.56
SZL20.78
$4.48
KES465.05
+188.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.15
SZL55.42
$6.13
KES636.38
+47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
SZL9.78
$0.48
KES50.27
-33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.58
SZL7.79
$0.44
KES45.88
-24.1%
Average +44.6%
Swaziland vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 58.4% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.36
SZL4.76
$0.50
KES51.39
+39.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.79
SZL37.23
$3.54
KES367.12
+27.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.34
SZL44.58
$2.74
KES284.03
-17.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $0.81
SZL10.81
$1.74
KES180.54
+115.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.23
SZL16.50
$2.42
KES251.28
+96.2%
Apples (1 lb) $0.40
SZL5.34
$1.06
KES110.13
+165.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.38
SZL5.03
$0.51
KES52.72
+35.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.40
SZL5.34
$0.63
KES64.86
+56.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.31
SZL4.08
$0.51
KES53.29
+68.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.28
SZL3.77
$0.54
KES55.61
+90.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.62
SZL8.27
$0.42
KES43.52
-32.2%
Average +58.4%
Swaziland vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 17.1% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.51
SZL33.56
$3.97
KES412.37
+58.2%
Monthly public transit pass $21.92
SZL292.90
$29.84
KES3,096.25
+36.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,440.97
SZL166,251.10
$16,160.23
KES1,676,623.17
+29.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $27.47
SZL367.14
$12.15
KES1,261.02
-55.8%
Average +17.1%
Swaziland vs. Kenya - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 25.6% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $753.46
SZL10,068.58
$34.08
KES3,535.74
-95.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $209.29
SZL2,796.83
$214.79
KES22,284.46
+2.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $172.36
SZL2,303.27
$124.85
KES12,953.28
-27.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $23.56
SZL314.79
$27.77
KES2,880.96
+17.9%
Average -25.6%
Swaziland vs. Kenya - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 85.9% more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $133.05
SZL1,777.96
$155.64
KES16,147.20
+17.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,090.77
SZL27,939.42
$5,326.34
KES552,607.45
+154.8%
Average +85.9%
Swaziland vs. Kenya - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 87.4% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.04
SZL13.85
$2.22
KES230.08
+113.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.08
SZL14.44
$2.44
KES252.78
+125.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.87
SZL24.93
$2.03
KES210.50
+8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $41.15
SZL549.84
$54.06
KES5,608.95
+31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $2.13
SZL28.40
$5.47
KES567.85
+157.5%
Average +87.4%
Swaziland vs. Kenya - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 20.6% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $41.47
SZL554.17
$22.96
KES2,381.83
-44.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $25.92
SZL346.36
$24.74
KES2,567.29
-4.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $36.93
SZL493.56
$39.01
KES4,047.21
+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $62.20
SZL831.26
$38.01
KES3,943.61
-38.9%
Average -20.6%
Swaziland vs. Kenya - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2020
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