Cost of living comparison
Namibia is 15.3% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Namibia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 46.3% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Namibia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL52.33
|
$7.22
NAD128.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL39.73
|
$3.27
NAD58.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL15.83
|
$0.71
NAD12.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.37
|
$0.60
NAD10.67
|
|
pay 25.8% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL12.93
|
$0.75
NAD13.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL82.38
|
$2.93
NAD52.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL68.48
|
$4.83
NAD85.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.07
|
$2.61
NAD46.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL33.41
|
$2.17
NAD38.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL12.75
|
$0.89
NAD15.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.71
|
$0.70
NAD12.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.33
|
$0.65
NAD11.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL10.84
|
$0.67
NAD11.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.69
|
$0.52
NAD9.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.01
|
$0.44
NAD7.83
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Namibia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL80.56
|
$4.58
NAD81.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL508.77
|
$27.23
NAD484.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL290,724.11
|
$12,425.99
NAD221,011.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL436.19
|
$6.37
NAD113.31
|
|
pay 33.3% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL968.92
|
$56.49
NAD1,004.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,876.32
|
$376.01
NAD6,687.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,149.51
|
$298.50
NAD5,309.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,012.78
|
$50.33
NAD895.17
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,170.08
|
$166.47
NAD2,960.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL85,293.40
|
$4,756.12
NAD84,593.32
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL31.50
|
$1.50
NAD26.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL29.72
|
$1.56
NAD27.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL43.61
|
$2.60
NAD46.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL484.54
|
$34.63
NAD615.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL62.99
|
$4.64
NAD82.51
|
|
pay 1.0% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Namibia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL884.18
|
$39.56
NAD703.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL403.78
|
$24.66
NAD438.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,259.80
|
$100.07
NAD1,779.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,368.96
|
$57.22
NAD1,017.80
|
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