Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 6.7% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 30.5% less for restaurants
|
Armenia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.69
AMD2,970.85
|
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
AMD2,671.14
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
AMD348.27
|
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD187.67
|
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Armenia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
AMD249.70
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
AMD1,440.33
|
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,116.04
|
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
AMD815.07
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
AMD1,198.09
|
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD201.64
|
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD313.70
|
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD281.60
|
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AMD293.16
|
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD117.02
|
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
AMD108.00
|
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Armenia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
AMD1,833.88
|
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.96
AMD5,007.86
|
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,372.79
AMD11,353,398.60
|
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.33
AMD1,288.53
|
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
|
pay 4.3% more for housing
|
Armenia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.16
AMD7,790.77
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$519.26
AMD200,708.20
|
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$429.13
AMD165,871.74
|
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.11
AMD34,445.32
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
|
Armenia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.04
AMD89,689.34
|
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,339.63
AMD3,223,497.33
|
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Armenia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.64
AMD634.27
|
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
AMD973.86
|
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
AMD1,001.85
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.58
AMD17,617.39
|
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.61
AMD2,169.51
|
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
|
Armenia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.77
AMD29,288.76
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.33
AMD20,998.48
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.04
AMD40,986.72
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.12
AMD35,994.62
|
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
|
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