Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 9.7% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
|
pay 63.0% more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
|
pay 22.3% more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
|
pay 13.0% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
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