Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.1 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$9.57
€8.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.15
|
$7.35
€6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.41
|
$1.54
€1.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.76
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
pay 69.4% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.67
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.94
|
$4.41
€4.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL89.68
|
$3.12
€2.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.66
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.42
|
$2.77
€2.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.26
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.51
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.43
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.05
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.54
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.77
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.09
|
$7.86
€7.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL539.68
|
$38.99
€36.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL308,391.36
|
$28,824.46
€26,925.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL464.75
|
$10.59
€9.89
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL978.63
|
$39.30
€36.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,464.79
|
$706.14
€659.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,152.66
|
$551.18
€514.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,270.85
|
$89.45
€83.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,306.18
|
$353.18
€329.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,810.31
|
$7,965.43
€7,440.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.50
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.58
|
$5.56
€5.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL496.85
|
$38.08
€35.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL56.54
|
$7.48
€6.99
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL978.23
|
$76.28
€71.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL513.99
|
$33.29
€31.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,715.69
|
$69.03
€64.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,953.15
|
$82.02
€76.62
|
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