Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Swaziland

Swaziland vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 6.1% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 2.1% less in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 10.3% more in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 48.5% less in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.7% less in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 30.1% less in Swaziland

The cost of transportation and housing in Swaziland are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Swaziland. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Swaziland.

Swaziland vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,154.70	$3.07 SZL55.72	-71.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	$2.33 SZL42.31	-74.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD337.13	$0.93 SZL16.85	+7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD192.44	$0.55 SZL9.98	+11.7%
Average			-31.4%

Armenia vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

	Armenia	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD273.14	$0.76 SZL13.77	+8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,520.29	$4.86 SZL88.22	+25.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,143.15	$4.01 SZL72.92	-26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD859.84	$1.70 SZL30.96	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,254.65	$1.97 SZL35.74	-38.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.63	$0.75 SZL13.65	+34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD287.18	$0.33 SZL6.08	-54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD249.93	$0.43 SZL7.80	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD311.69	$0.64 SZL11.55	-20.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.43	$0.45 SZL8.23	+34.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD123.11	$0.53 SZL9.63	+68.6%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Armenia	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,811.26	$4.74 SZL86.10	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	$29.82 SZL541.76	+131.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	$17,039.98 SZL309,576.21	-44.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,470.51	$25.84 SZL469.45	+588.1%
Average			+169.4%

Armenia vs. Swaziland - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.3% more for housing

	Armenia	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,522.08	$57.61 SZL1,046.66	+199.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD267,955.66	$227.20 SZL4,127.68	-66.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD175,400.14	$184.60 SZL3,353.74	-58.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD34,854.43	$59.36 SZL1,078.46	-33.3%
Average			+10.3%

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pay 48.5% less for childcare

	Armenia	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD106,007.85	$128.26 SZL2,330.15	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,539,347.28	$5,035.74 SZL91,487.57	-44.3%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD654.68	$1.85 SZL33.54	+10.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,122.72	$1.74 SZL31.65	-39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	$2.56 SZL46.44	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,296.90	$28.40 SZL515.96	-57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,266.20	$3.69 SZL67.07	-36.2%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 30.1% less for clothing

	Armenia	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD27,799.46	$52.17 SZL947.73	-26.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD20,076.20	$23.67 SZL429.97	-53.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,794.35	$73.84 SZL1,341.50	-47.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,427.77	$80.58 SZL1,463.95	+7.2%
Average			-30.1%

Armenia vs. Swaziland - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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