Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 11.3% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Albania, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL790
|
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL157
|
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL499
|
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL680
|
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL294
|
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL99
|
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL64
|
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL64
|
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL44
|
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL737
|
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
|
pay 9.7% more for childcare
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL245
|
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL167
|
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL721
|
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Albania
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
|
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