Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 2.2 times more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 71.5% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.1% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 87.8% more in Puerto Rico

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

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Puerto Rico vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 64.5% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL168.18	$16.34	+59.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.20	$9.24	+56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.05	$1.74	+58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.64	$1.35	+131.1%
Average			+64.5%

Swaziland vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Swaziland	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.64	$3.37	+306.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL88.99	$5.35	-1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.32	$7.71	+30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.66	$6.03	+234.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.61	$3.95	+52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.23	$2.15	+167.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.78	$1.17	+301.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.19	$1.88	+236.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.32	$2.09	+232.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.57	$1.43	+146.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.44	$1.54	+121.9%
Average			+143.1%

Swaziland vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL80.87	$4.08	-17.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.75
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$38,571.43
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.50
Average			-17.1%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Swaziland	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL444.96	$66.43	+145.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,462.00	$1,098.02	+305.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,900.51	$722.33	+309.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL806.56	$228.66	+366.5%
Average			+305.4%

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pay 71.5% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$700.71
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$10,819.51	+71.5%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 66.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.61	$2.61	+24.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.03	$2.78	+8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL45.98	$11.22	+301.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL370.80	$29.37	+30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.33	$9.50	+163.5%
Average			+66.1%

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pay 87.8% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL568.57	$52.28	+51.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL247.20	$47.82	+218.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,153.61	$96.61	+37.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL889.93	$101.25	+87.2%
Average			+87.8%

Swaziland vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing

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