Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 5.1% cheaper than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 27.2% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 22.9% less in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 33.4% more in Kyrgyzstan

The cost of clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kyrgyzstan are more expensive than in Swaziland. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Kyrgyzstan.

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Kyrgyzstan vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 31.9% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$4.57 KGS400.01	-55.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$7.49 KGS655.01	+26.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$0.71 KGS61.67	-35.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$0.32 KGS27.63	-46.1%
Average			-31.9%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Swaziland	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$0.33 KGS28.81	-60.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$3.22 KGS281.41	-40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$3.31 KGS289.27	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$1.62 KGS141.38	-10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$1.83 KGS159.89	-29.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$0.43 KGS37.40	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$0.72 KGS62.70	+146.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$0.98 KGS85.48	+75.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$0.59 KGS51.69	-5.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.25 KGS21.95	-56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.21 KGS18.48	-69.6%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$3.84 KGS335.91	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$11.84 KGS1,035.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$24,144.21 KGS2M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.76 KGS328.71
Average			-21.8%

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pay 27.2% more for housing

	Swaziland	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$10.29 KGS899.74	-62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$398.00 KGS34,805.49	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$287.64 KGS25,153.75	+63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$32.70 KGS2,859.24	-33.3%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 22.9% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$159.59 KGS13,955.79
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$4,862.35 KGS425K	-22.9%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$1.22 KGS106.67	-42.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$2.02 KGS176.62	-20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$1.96 KGS171.67	-29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$38.67 KGS3,381.88	+71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$4.57 KGS400.01	+26.9%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$37.23 KGS3,255.61	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$39.64 KGS3,466.73	+163.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$71.97 KGS6,293.44	+2.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$58.66 KGS5,130.09	+8.5%
Average			+33.4%

Swaziland vs. Kyrgyzstan - Cost of clothing

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