Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 33.8% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Greece, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.64
|
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.74
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
|
pay 32.4% less for groceries
Greece
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.06
|
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
|
pay 4.0% less for transportation
Greece
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.25
|
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.58
|
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,180.65
|
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.26
|
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
|
pay 25.1% less for housing
Greece
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.50
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€503.33
|
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.47
|
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.63
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Greece
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.54
|
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,078.52
|
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.23
|
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.75
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.77
|
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.47
|
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.28
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.31
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.81
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.67
|
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
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