Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 16.8% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP534,502
|
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
|
pay 13.2% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,614
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP355,013
|
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP505,179
|
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,323
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP268,897
|
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,227
|
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,508
|
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,084
|
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,486
|
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,390
|
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,421
|
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
|
pay 5.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP312,847
|
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,115,736,965
|
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,289,092
|
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,013,943
|
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,890,953
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
|
pay 4.4% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,489,242
|
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP273,932,260
|
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
|
pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,110
|
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,578,194
|
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,315
|
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,286,559
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,515,974
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,590,210
|
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
|
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