Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 42.0% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 64.5% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
|
pay 60.7% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
|
pay 60.9% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
|
pay 50.8% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
|
pay 22.1% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
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