Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.8 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Norway instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.86
|
$18.51
NOK197.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.89
|
$11.71
NOK125.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.29
|
$2.99
NOK31.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.64
|
$2.51
NOK26.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.31
|
$2.95
NOK31.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.78
|
$5.22
NOK55.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.47
|
$7.39
NOK78.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.92
|
$3.72
NOK39.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.38
|
$5.79
NOK61.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.12
|
$1.31
NOK14.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.88
|
$0.96
NOK10.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.54
|
$1.24
NOK13.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.16
|
$1.77
NOK18.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.92
|
$0.93
NOK9.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.27
|
$1.01
NOK10.81
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.91
|
$7.55
NOK80.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.60
|
$74.48
NOK795.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL299,197.51
|
$33,686.16
NOK359,850.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.91
|
$21.49
NOK229.58
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL997.16
|
$50.62
NOK540.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,989.30
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,224.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,241.31
|
$796.76
NOK8,511.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,042.30
|
$132.58
NOK1,416.30
|
|
pay 98.1% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,233.33
|
$293.64
NOK3,136.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,779.35
|
$7,459.17
NOK79,682.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.41
|
$9.25
NOK98.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.58
|
$4.58
NOK48.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.88
|
$13.52
NOK144.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.66
|
$43.22
NOK461.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.83
|
$13.15
NOK140.52
|
|
pay 59.2% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.95
|
$82.76
NOK884.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.55
|
$41.00
NOK438.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,296.52
|
$92.09
NOK983.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,408.86
|
$123.04
NOK1,314.35
|
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