Cost of living comparison
Kenya is 0.9% cheaper than Swaziland.
If you lived in Kenya instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 60.9% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Kenya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
$3.01
KES382.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.16
|
$3.91
KES497.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$0.49
KES62.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$0.45
KES57.20
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$0.43
KES54.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.95
|
$3.28
KES417.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.70
|
$2.60
KES331.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$1.43
KES181.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.43
|
$2.25
KES286.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$0.58
KES73.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.52
|
$0.44
KES56.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$0.65
KES82.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$0.37
KES46.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$0.26
KES33.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$0.33
KES41.68
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.11
|
$3.88
KES493.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.81
|
$32.60
KES4,146.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,462.61
|
$9,571.02
KES1,217,395.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.85
|
$9.76
KES1,241.97
|
|
pay 59.7% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.85
|
$31.67
KES4,028.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,466.52
|
$146.91
KES18,685.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,153.85
|
$108.62
KES13,815.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,271.15
|
$16.25
KES2,066.79
|
|
pay 32.2% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.71
|
$127.01
KES16,155.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,824.36
|
$5,225.46
KES664,657.52
|
|
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
$1.77
KES225.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.51
|
$1.34
KES170.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.59
|
$1.76
KES224.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.97
|
$32.78
KES4,169.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.55
|
$4.82
KES612.66
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Kenya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.46
|
$11.94
KES1,518.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL514.10
|
$19.76
KES2,513.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,716.08
|
$25.82
KES3,284.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.60
|
$26.69
KES3,395.23
|
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