Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 28.9% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL55.13
|
$6.24
TRY201.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.86
|
$6.07
TRY195.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.68
|
$1.14
TRY36.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.87
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Swaziland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.62
|
$0.69
TRY22.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL86.80
|
$3.56
TRY114.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL72.14
|
$2.89
TRY93.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.63
|
$1.43
TRY46.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL35.20
|
$2.52
TRY81.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.43
|
$0.43
TRY13.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL6.02
|
$0.59
TRY18.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.72
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.42
|
$0.35
TRY11.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL8.11
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.49
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL84.88
|
$4.52
TRY145.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL536.02
|
$18.83
TRY607.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL306,299.20
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,937.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL459.56
|
$6.53
TRY210.69
|
|
pay 20.5% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,020.83
|
$10.43
TRY336.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,083.99
|
$399.75
TRY12,894.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,318.24
|
$359.90
TRY11,609.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,067.04
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.84
|
|
pay 75.3% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,286.34
|
$278.07
TRY8,969.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL89,862.86
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,803.42
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL33.18
|
$2.38
TRY76.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL31.31
|
$2.28
TRY73.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.94
|
$1.80
TRY58.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL510.50
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL66.36
|
$4.42
TRY142.55
|
|
pay 15.9% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL931.55
|
$45.31
TRY1,461.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL425.42
|
$37.21
TRY1,200.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,327.30
|
$80.01
TRY2,580.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,442.30
|
$73.48
TRY2,370.14
|
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