Cost of living comparison

Swaziland

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 6.2% cheaper than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.0% less in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 11.1% less in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 2.4% more in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 66.1% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% more in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Tanzania

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Tanzania are more expensive than in Swaziland. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Tanzania.

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Tanzania vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tanzania instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 42.0% less for restaurants

	Swaziland	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.22 SZL169.20	$3.17 TZS8,382.55	-69.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.91 SZL97.79	$7.47 TZS19,760.33	+26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 SZL18.16	$0.55 TZS1,447.90	-50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 SZL9.70	$0.43 TZS1,143.14	-26.2%
Average			-42.0%

Swaziland vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% less for groceries

	Swaziland	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 SZL13.72	$0.70 TZS1,862.04	-15.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.41 SZL89.53	$3.75 TZS9,918.45	-30.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.91 SZL97.91	$4.51 TZS11,920.72	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.80 SZL29.84	$2.16 TZS5,723.78	+20.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.59 SZL42.87	$2.10 TZS5,564.95	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 SZL13.31	$1.15 TZS3,031.98	+42.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.29 SZL4.81	$0.48 TZS1,258.02	+63.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 SZL9.25	$0.39 TZS1,029.88	-30.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 SZL10.38	$0.42 TZS1,117.38	-32.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.63	$0.39 TZS1,018.40	-33.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SZL11.51	$0.60 TZS1,584.71	-13.8%
Average			-11.1%

Swaziland vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.91 SZL81.36	$5.01 TZS13,244.87	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.80 TZS39,148.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$16,811.26 TZS44M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.84 TZS31,305.86
Average			+1.9%

Swaziland vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.4% more for housing

	Swaziland	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.04 SZL447.66	$37.49 TZS99,152.99	+38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$271.15 SZL4,488.99	$332.29 TZS879K	+22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.26 SZL2,918.06	$156.95 TZS415K	-11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.01 SZL811.44	$40.75 TZS108K	-16.8%
Average			+2.4%

Swaziland vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 66.1% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$568.94 TZS2M
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,309.26 SZL104K	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+66.1%
Average			+66.1%

Swaziland vs. Tanzania - Cost of childcare

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pay 15.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.10 SZL34.82	$1.19 TZS3,137.81	-43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.55 SZL42.29	$1.93 TZS5,113.42	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 SZL46.26	$1.81 TZS4,795.03	-35.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.53 SZL373.05	$59.09 TZS156K	+162.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.61 SZL59.69	$5.79 TZS15,313.83	+60.6%
Average			+15.7%

Swaziland vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Swaziland	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.55 SZL572.01	$12.08 TZS31,954.14	-65.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.02 SZL248.70	$21.51 TZS56,881.72	+43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.10 SZL1,160.59	$29.89 TZS79,048.86	-57.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.08 SZL895.31	$36.21 TZS95,778.78	-33.0%
Average			-38.5%

Swaziland vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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