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Saudi Arabia vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Saudi Arabia is 77.3% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% more in Saudi Arabia
Groceries: pay 42.3% more in Saudi Arabia
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Saudi Arabia
Housing: pay 93.6% more in Saudi Arabia
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Saudi Arabia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Saudi Arabia
Clothing: pay 39.3% more in Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Arabia vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 64.0% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Saudi Arabia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL53.17	$6.32 SAR23.70	+103.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.37	$7.73 SAR29.00	+227.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.50	$0.74 SAR2.79	-23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.60	$0.27 SAR1.02	-51.4%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 42.3% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Saudi Arabia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.14	$0.92 SAR3.43	+19.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.77	$3.62 SAR13.56	-21.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL69.57	$6.74 SAR25.26	+65.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.54	$2.52 SAR9.47	+46.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL39.30	$3.28 SAR12.28	+42.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL12.06	$0.97 SAR3.63	+37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.81	$0.78 SAR2.91	+128.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.44	$0.80 SAR3.00	+83.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.02	$0.74 SAR2.77	+14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.19	$0.66 SAR2.49	+38.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.97	$0.65 SAR2.43	+11.2%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Saudi Arabia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL77.24	$2.32 SAR8.72	-48.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL516.92	$33.84 SAR126.92	+11.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	+49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL452.92	$19.00 SAR71.26	-28.3%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 93.6% more for housing

	Swaziland	Saudi Arabia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL492.30	$74.04 SAR277.70	+157.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	+63.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	+92.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	$97.42 SAR365.42	+61.8%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Swaziland	Saudi Arabia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	+220.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	+37.3%
Average			+128.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Saudi Arabia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL32.00	$1.89 SAR7.09	+0.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.74	$3.48 SAR13.06	+76.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.78	$7.47 SAR28.00	+178.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL492.30	$106.43 SAR399.18	+269.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL64.00	$17.24 SAR64.67	+360.4%
Average			+177.1%

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pay 39.3% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Saudi Arabia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL787.36	$48.71 SAR182.69	+5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL410.25	$57.50 SAR215.68	+139.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	$88.56 SAR332.16	+18.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	$79.17 SAR296.96	-6.3%
Average			+39.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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