Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 29.6% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 27.8% less for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,112.71
|
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,002.60
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT453.24
|
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT245.09
|
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
|
pay 24.0% more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT196.66
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,255.87
|
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,015.30
|
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT757.79
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,036.16
|
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT290.91
|
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT411.02
|
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT425.40
|
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT409.69
|
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT113.26
|
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT99.41
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT916.14
|
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,330.76
|
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT10,757,018.54
|
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,751.55
|
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT5,757.98
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT171,829.33
|
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT123,361.40
|
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT18,117.37
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
|
pay 23.7% less for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT101,889.99
|
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,782,957.40
|
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT593.40
|
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT980.02
|
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT961.81
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT18,492.53
|
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,219.31
|
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Swaziland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT35,247.96
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT21,498.19
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT48,276.48
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT40,121.23
|
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
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