Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 2.1 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 65.0% more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
|
pay 82.7% more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
|
pay 64.7% more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
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