Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 2.7 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$14.85
$573.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL42.51
|
$10.53
$406.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.52
|
$2.29
$88.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.84
|
$1.66
$64.26
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.76
|
$2.03
$78.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL67.52
|
$5.05
$195.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL90.46
|
$4.04
$156.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.86
|
$3.14
$121.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL36.74
|
$4.93
$190.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.37
|
$1.08
$41.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.55
|
$1.39
$53.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.47
|
$0.73
$28.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL11.14
|
$1.20
$46.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.59
|
$0.80
$30.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.83
|
$0.81
$31.30
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL86.84
|
$7.10
$274.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL544.37
|
$48.05
$1,856.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL311,069.54
|
$36,679.53
$1,417,256.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL468.78
|
$16.61
$641.71
|
|
pay 19.9% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL987.13
|
$37.95
$1,466.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,529.62
|
$510.80
$19,736.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,197.40
|
$384.82
$14,869.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,281.89
|
$93.98
$3,631.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,326.21
|
$389.18
$15,037.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL61,338.41
|
$6,681.58
$258,168.93
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$3.62
$139.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.66
|
$3.84
$148.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.91
|
$4.82
$186.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL501.17
|
$49.95
$1,929.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL57.03
|
$9.51
$367.29
|
|
pay 37.9% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL986.73
|
$92.12
$3,559.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL518.45
|
$41.63
$1,608.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,730.59
|
$107.70
$4,161.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,970.11
|
$109.72
$4,239.29
|
|
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