Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 63.7% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 81.8% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 78.4% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
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