Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 4.4 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL54.02
|
$8.26
FCFA4,991
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.02
|
$12.38
FCFA7,487
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.34
|
$2.06
FCFA1,248
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$1.65
FCFA998
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.35
|
$2.89
FCFA1,747
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL85.04
|
$3.10
FCFA1,872
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.69
|
$17.19
FCFA10,392
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.01
|
$3.63
FCFA2,196
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.49
|
$4.12
FCFA2,490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.16
|
$0.75
FCFA453
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.90
|
$0.75
FCFA453
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.56
|
$3.00
FCFA1,811
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.19
|
$2.25
FCFA1,358
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.94
|
$1.87
FCFA1,132
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.30
|
$2.62
FCFA1,585
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL83.17
|
$9.37
FCFA5,668
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL525.20
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL300,116.08
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL450.29
|
?? | |
pay 11.4 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,000.22
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,001.55
|
$1,997.46
FCFA1,207,766
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,251.26
|
$2,410.88
FCFA1,457,742
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,045.50
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,240.19
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL88,048.84
|
?? |
pay 59.9% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.51
|
$2.89
FCFA1,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.68
|
$2.48
FCFA1,497
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.02
|
$4.13
FCFA2,496
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL500.19
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL65.03
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL912.74
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL416.83
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,300.50
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,413.19
|
?? |
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