Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 97.5% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.86
|
$10.94
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.89
|
$8.34
€7.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.29
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.64
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
pay 61.9% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.31
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.78
|
$5.43
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.47
|
$3.81
€3.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.92
|
$2.88
€2.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.38
|
$3.25
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.12
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.88
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.54
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.16
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.92
|
$0.64
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.27
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.91
|
$6.92
€6.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.60
|
$38.18
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL299,197.51
|
$32,478.09
€30,303.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.91
|
$9.87
€9.21
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL997.16
|
$40.03
€37.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,989.30
|
$868.97
€810.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,241.31
|
$680.04
€634.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,042.30
|
$91.68
€85.55
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,233.33
|
$397.00
€370.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,779.35
|
$7,801.09
€7,278.83
|
|
pay 67.8% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.41
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.58
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.88
|
$5.63
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.66
|
$40.44
€37.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.83
|
$7.87
€7.34
|
|
pay 33.5% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.95
|
$73.48
€68.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.55
|
$33.58
€31.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,296.52
|
$79.41
€74.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,408.86
|
$97.29
€90.77
|
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