Cost of living comparison
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North Korea vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary
North Korea is 22.2% cheaper than Swaziland overall.
North Korea vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in North Korea instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.22
SZL168.18
|
$4.81
KPW4,327
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SZL97.20
|
$21.26
KPW19,136
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
SZL18.05
|
$2.21
KPW1,985
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
SZL9.64
|
$1.28
KPW1,153
|
|
Swaziland vs. North Korea - Cost of restaurants
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
SZL13.64
|
$2.30
KPW2,071
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
SZL88.99
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.91
SZL97.32
|
$3.55
KPW3,195
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
SZL29.66
|
$2.00
KPW1,798
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
SZL42.61
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
SZL13.23
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
SZL4.78
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
SZL9.19
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
SZL10.32
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
SZL9.57
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SZL11.44
|
?? | |
Swaziland vs. North Korea - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.91
SZL80.87
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? | ?? |
Swaziland vs. North Korea - Cost of transportation
pay 59.0% less for housing
|
Swaziland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.04
SZL444.96
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$271.15
SZL4,462.00
|
$89.58
KPW80,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.26
SZL2,900.51
|
$89.58
KPW80,621
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.01
SZL806.56
|
?? | |
Swaziland vs. North Korea - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? | ?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,309.26
SZL104K
|
?? |
Swaziland vs. North Korea - Cost of childcare
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
SZL34.61
|
$13.44
KPW12,093
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
SZL42.03
|
$1.12
KPW1,008
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.79
SZL45.98
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.53
SZL370.80
|
$75.02
KPW67,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
SZL59.33
|
?? | |
Swaziland vs. North Korea - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
North Korea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.55
SZL568.57
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$15.02
SZL247.20
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.10
SZL1,153.61
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.08
SZL889.93
|
?? |
Swaziland vs. North Korea - Cost of clothing
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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