Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.7 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
?? | |
pay 29.0% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
?? |
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
?? | |
pay 29.1% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
?? | |
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