Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 55.7% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.5% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 12.9% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Mexico
Childcare: pay 9.5% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.9% more in Mexico
Clothing: pay 79.9% more in Mexico

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Mexico are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Mexico.

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Mexico vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.5% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$10.46 MX$193.35	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$9.03 MX$166.91	+52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$1.43 MX$26.47	+30.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$1.04 MX$19.32	+78.3%
Average			+27.5%

Swaziland vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$2.72 MX$50.21	+227.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$4.30 MX$79.55	-20.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$6.19 MX$114.55	+4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$2.55 MX$47.12	+41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$3.66 MX$67.67	+41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$1.30 MX$23.98	+61.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$0.70 MX$12.93	+140.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$0.94 MX$17.44	+68.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$0.84 MX$15.45	+33.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$0.90 MX$16.67	+55.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$0.91 MX$16.80	+30.7%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 12.9% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$5.55 MX$102.60	+12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.03 MX$555.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,794.64 MX$403K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.12 MX$372.17
Average			+12.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Swaziland	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$30.02 MX$555.11	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	+133.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+150.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$49.08 MX$907.55	+0.1%
Average			+104.0%

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pay 9.5% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$244.36 MX$4,518.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-9.5%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 48.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$2.63 MX$48.58	+24.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$3.45 MX$63.89	+35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$4.64 MX$85.88	+66.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$39.21 MX$725.11	+74.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$5.46 MX$100.90	+51.3%
Average			+48.9%

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pay 79.9% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	+60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$42.67 MX$789.09	+184.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+37.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+67.9%
Average			+79.9%

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