Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 3.0 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.86
|
$20.33
DKK141.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.89
|
$12.43
DKK86.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.29
|
$3.60
DKK25.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.64
|
$2.70
DKK18.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.31
|
$2.82
DKK19.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.78
|
$5.62
DKK39.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.47
|
$7.34
DKK51.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.92
|
$4.30
DKK29.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.38
|
$4.87
DKK33.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.12
|
$1.28
DKK8.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.88
|
$1.35
DKK9.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.54
|
$1.40
DKK9.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.16
|
$1.87
DKK13.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.92
|
$0.87
DKK6.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.27
|
$0.76
DKK5.28
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.91
|
$7.79
DKK54.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.60
|
$81.04
DKK564.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL299,197.51
|
$42,527.90
DKK296,236.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.91
|
$24.34
DKK169.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL997.16
|
$33.82
DKK235.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,989.30
|
$983.28
DKK6,849.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,241.31
|
$707.32
DKK4,926.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,042.30
|
$162.10
DKK1,129.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,233.33
|
$478.97
DKK3,336.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,779.35
|
$6,720.13
DKK46,810.40
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.41
|
$7.38
DKK51.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.58
|
$5.48
DKK38.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.88
|
$8.73
DKK60.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.66
|
$38.46
DKK267.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.83
|
$16.97
DKK118.22
|
|
pay 72.1% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.95
|
$92.71
DKK645.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.55
|
$37.82
DKK263.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,296.52
|
$103.89
DKK723.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,408.86
|
$145.14
DKK1,010.97
|
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