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Venezuela vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Venezuela is 27.2% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Venezuela
Groceries: pay 75.4% more in Venezuela
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Venezuela
Housing: pay 26.3% less in Venezuela
Childcare: pay 19.4% less in Venezuela
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Venezuela
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Venezuela

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

Venezuela vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Venezuela
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.19	$8.27 VEF82.48	+165.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL39.63	$9.58 VEF95.53	+305.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.20	$1.21 VEF12.05	+25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.42	$1.02 VEF10.20	+82.1%
Average			+144.6%

Swaziland vs. Venezuela - Cost of restaurants

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pay 75.4% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Venezuela
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL12.90	$1.95 VEF19.46	+153.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL77.32	$2.93 VEF29.24	-36.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.30	$7.15 VEF71.33	+75.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.00	$2.52 VEF25.18	+46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.58	$3.00 VEF29.96	+30.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.84	$2.45 VEF24.44	+247.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.70	$0.63 VEF6.32	+86.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.31	$0.69 VEF6.92	+59.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.81	$0.90 VEF9.00	+39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.04	$0.86 VEF8.61	+80.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.79	$0.85 VEF8.51	+46.3%
Average			+75.4%

Swaziland vs. Venezuela - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Venezuela
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL75.82	$1.89 VEF18.88	-58.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL507.43	$28.25 VEF281.77	-6.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL289,958.49	$26,687.50 VEF266,194.50	+54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL444.60	$22.35 VEF222.88	-15.7%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 26.3% less for housing

	Swaziland	Venezuela
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL483.26	$36.50 VEF364.02	+26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,470.68	$195.38 VEF1,948.84	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,141.22	$132.78 VEF1,324.39	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,010.12	$14.35 VEF143.11	-76.2%
Average			-26.3%

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pay 19.4% less for childcare

	Swaziland	Venezuela
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,836.40	$75.56 VEF753.63	-31.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL79,255.32	$4,352.50 VEF43,414.02	-7.9%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Venezuela
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.41	$1.40 VEF13.97	-25.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.12	$2.20 VEF21.96	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL44.94	$3.51 VEF34.99	+30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL483.26	$33.36 VEF332.70	+15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL62.82	$4.83 VEF48.21	+29.1%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Venezuela
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL772.90	$43.83 VEF437.18	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL402.72	$37.95 VEF378.50	+58.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,256.49	$73.01 VEF728.25	-2.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,417.57	$76.30 VEF761.08	-9.7%
Average			+10.2%

Swaziland vs. Venezuela - Cost of clothing

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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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