Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 19.1% more expensive than Burundi.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 25.5% more for restaurants
|
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
BIF5,445
|
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.69
BIF10,938
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
BIF1,458
|
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
BIF1,949
|
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
|
pay 15.6% more for groceries
|
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,155
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,958
|
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
BIF8,154
|
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
BIF6,069
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,449
|
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,820
|
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,955
|
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,303
|
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF652
|
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF782
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
|
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.31
BIF856,959
|
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.09
BIF216,505
|
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
|
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$105.93
BIF313,773
|
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,592.87
BIF31,377,255
|
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
|
pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
BIF3,646
|
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
BIF8,751
|
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.43
BIF7,183
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Burundi
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
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