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Netherlands vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 2.9 times more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Netherlands
Groceries
pay 83.7% more in Netherlands
Transportation
pay 85.4% more in Netherlands
Housing
pay 5.3 times more in Netherlands
Childcare
pay 59.8% more in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Netherlands
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Netherlands

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

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Netherlands vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Swaziland
Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.22
SZL168.18
$22.24
€19.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.91
SZL97.20
$13.74
€12.23
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.10
SZL18.05
$3.60
€3.21
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pay 83.7% more for groceries

 
Swaziland
Netherlands
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.83
SZL13.64
$2.06
€1.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.41
SZL88.99
$6.70
€5.96
Milk (1 gallon) $5.91
SZL97.32
$5.08
€4.52
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pay 85.4% more for transportation

 
Swaziland
Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.91
SZL80.87
$9.11
€8.11
Monthly public transit pass ?? $95.45
€84.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $40,608.58
€36,143.10
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pay 5.3 times more for housing

 
Swaziland
Netherlands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $27.04
SZL444.96
$48.29
€42.98
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $271.15
SZL4,462.00
$1,426.76
€1,269.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $176.26
SZL2,900.51
$1,174.28
€1,045.15
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pay 59.8% more for childcare

 
Swaziland
Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $1,884.17
€1,676.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,309.26
SZL104K
$10,083.31
€8,974.51
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Swaziland
Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.10
SZL34.61
$6.25
€5.56
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.55
SZL42.03
$4.16
€3.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.79
SZL45.98
$13.60
€12.11
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Swaziland
Netherlands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $34.55
SZL568.57
$89.45
€79.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $15.02
SZL247.20
$43.43
€38.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $70.10
SZL1,153.61
$100.67
€89.60
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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