Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 24.7% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.82
|
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.55
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.41
|
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.09
|
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
|
pay 39.8% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.61
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.40
|
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC61.02
|
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.55
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.55
|
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.66
|
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.74
|
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.23
|
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.67
|
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.72
|
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.56
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.33
|
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.53
|
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC213,555.54
|
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC280.42
|
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC369.86
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,728.94
|
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,071.21
|
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC605.59
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
|
pay 16.1% less for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,406.71
|
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,381.55
|
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
|
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.55
|
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.77
|
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.11
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC265.24
|
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.81
|
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC633.14
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC420.01
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC984.19
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC950.76
|
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
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