Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 46.1% more expensive than Benin.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Benin, you would:
pay 8.7% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Swaziland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,995
|
$2.94
SZL55.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$2.23
SZL41.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA419
|
$0.89
SZL16.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.53
SZL9.87
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Benin
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
$0.73
SZL13.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,372
|
$4.63
SZL86.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,343
|
$3.85
SZL72.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,179
|
$1.63
SZL30.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,482
|
$1.88
SZL35.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA792
|
$0.72
SZL13.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA362
|
$0.32
SZL6.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.41
SZL7.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA441
|
$0.61
SZL11.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.43
SZL8.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.51
SZL9.49
|
|
pay 63.3% more for transportation
Benin
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,274
|
$4.53
SZL84.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$28.60
SZL536.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,342.93
SZL306,299.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,182
|
$24.52
SZL459.56
|
|
pay 3.7% more for housing
Benin
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,797
|
$54.47
SZL1,020.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,733
|
$217.91
SZL4,083.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,804
|
$177.05
SZL3,318.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,265
|
$56.93
SZL1,067.04
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
Benin
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$121.99
SZL2,286.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,657,674
|
$4,794.73
SZL89,862.86
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$1.77
SZL33.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,494
|
$1.67
SZL31.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$2.45
SZL45.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,667
|
$27.24
SZL510.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,240
|
$3.54
SZL66.36
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,975
|
$49.70
SZL931.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$22.70
SZL425.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$70.82
SZL1,327.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,433
|
$76.96
SZL1,442.30
|
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