Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 5.4% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB734.33
|
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB763.13
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB96.08
|
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB61.46
|
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB147.06
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB594.01
|
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB743.96
|
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB324.23
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB691.03
|
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB404.05
|
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.97
|
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB131.97
|
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB47.31
|
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.10
|
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB97.20
|
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB597.23
|
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,223.89
|
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,059,724.85
|
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB448.56
|
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,948.92
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,953.14
|
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,739.00
|
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,278.83
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
|
pay 15.6% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,971.43
|
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,374,916.65
|
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
|
pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB122.39
|
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB140.71
|
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB489.56
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,087.83
|
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB820.01
|
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
|
pay 31.3% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,915.47
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,199.57
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,321.15
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,603.66
|
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
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