Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 23.4% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Chile, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
$2.94
SZL54.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
$2.23
SZL41.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
$0.89
SZL16.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
$4.63
SZL85.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$3.85
SZL70.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.63
SZL30.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.88
SZL34.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.72
SZL13.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.41
SZL7.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.61
SZL11.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.43
SZL7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.51
SZL9.30
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$4.53
SZL83.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2100
|
$28.60
SZL525.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF545.3300
|
$16,342.93
SZL300,116.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.4900
|
$24.52
SZL450.29
|
|
pay 5.8% less for housing
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8100
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF15.7600
|
$217.91
SZL4,001.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.0700
|
$177.05
SZL3,251.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.0100
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.50
|
|
pay 34.4% less for childcare
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF10.8900
|
$121.99
SZL2,240.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF166.7500
|
$4,794.73
SZL88,048.84
|
|
pay 40.7% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$1.77
SZL32.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$1.67
SZL30.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$2.45
SZL45.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3300
|
$27.24
SZL500.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
$3.54
SZL65.03
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Chile
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5000
|
$49.70
SZL912.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9500
|
$22.70
SZL416.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1200
|
$70.82
SZL1,300.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.5300
|
$76.96
SZL1,413.19
|
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