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Swaziland vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 11.4% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 9.4% more in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 25.2% less in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 27.4% more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 2.6% less in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 63.5% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% less in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 2.5% more in Swaziland

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

Swaziland vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.4% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB85.43	$3.11 SZL53.17	+16.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB223.63	$2.36 SZL40.37	-66.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.49	$0.97 SZL16.50	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.51	$0.56 SZL9.60	+56.1%
Average			+9.4%

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

	Thailand	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB45.03	$0.77 SZL13.14	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB252.05	$4.61 SZL78.77	-41.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB229.11	$4.07 SZL69.57	-43.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB66.18	$1.73 SZL29.54	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB45.15	$2.30 SZL39.30	+62.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB42.47	$0.71 SZL12.06	-46.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.95	$0.34 SZL5.81	-42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.72	$0.44 SZL7.44	-51.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB24.08	$0.64 SZL11.02	-14.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.77	$0.48 SZL8.19	-32.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.72	$0.58 SZL9.97	-5.4%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 27.4% more for transportation

	Thailand	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB154.50	$4.52 SZL77.24	-6.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB899.09	$30.25 SZL516.92	+7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB974,258.89	$17,285.48 SZL295,381.41	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB336.66	$26.50 SZL452.92	+151.7%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 2.6% less for housing

	Thailand	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB592.20	$28.81 SZL492.30	+55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,256.12	$266.51 SZL4,554.29	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,532.32	$187.26 SZL3,199.97	-29.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,933.10	$60.22 SZL1,029.01	-0.4%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 63.5% less for childcare

	Thailand	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,482.48	$109.47 SZL1,870.75	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB355,039.19	$4,724.70 SZL80,737.58	-57.5%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB68.88	$1.87 SZL32.00	-13.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB63.01	$1.97 SZL33.74	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB137.94	$2.68 SZL45.78	-37.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,709.08	$28.81 SZL492.30	-46.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB201.98	$3.75 SZL64.00	-40.7%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 2.5% more for clothing

	Thailand	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,185.58	$46.08 SZL787.36	+24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB942.56	$24.01 SZL410.25	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,914.34	$74.90 SZL1,279.99	-17.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,210.16	$84.51 SZL1,444.09	+22.3%
Average			+2.5%

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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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