Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 5.3 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 7.2 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL55.13
|
$25.29
CHF22.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.86
|
$16.39
CHF14.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.68
|
$4.49
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.87
|
$4.05
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.62
|
$3.46
CHF3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL86.80
|
$12.71
CHF11.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL72.14
|
$6.96
CHF6.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.63
|
$6.50
CHF5.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL35.20
|
$12.35
CHF11.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.43
|
$1.53
CHF1.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL6.02
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.72
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.42
|
$2.51
CHF2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL8.11
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.49
|
$1.03
CHF0.93
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL84.88
|
$7.75
CHF7.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL536.02
|
$108.37
CHF97.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL306,299.20
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,823.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL459.56
|
$41.64
CHF37.59
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,020.83
|
$52.30
CHF47.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,083.99
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,421.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,318.24
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,189.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,067.04
|
$173.73
CHF156.83
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,286.34
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,222.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL89,862.86
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,351.86
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL33.18
|
$7.36
CHF6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL31.31
|
$5.23
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.94
|
$9.76
CHF8.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL510.50
|
$84.81
CHF76.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL66.36
|
$20.50
CHF18.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL931.55
|
$120.31
CHF108.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL425.42
|
$60.46
CHF54.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,327.30
|
$130.36
CHF117.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,442.30
|
$165.15
CHF149.09
|
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