Cost of living comparison
Poland is 65.6% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Poland instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL43.12
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.72
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.96
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.91
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL68.49
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL91.75
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL23.18
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL37.26
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.54
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.62
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.53
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.30
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.69
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.92
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 11.8% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL88.08
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL552.16
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL315,518.59
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL475.49
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL1,001.25
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,637.31
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,271.74
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,300.23
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 61.8% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,359.48
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL62,215.70
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 96.2% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.93
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL38.45
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL508.34
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.85
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL1,000.84
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL525.86
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,755.34
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,998.28
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
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