Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 50.3% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Norway, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
|
Norway
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
|
Norway
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Norway
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
|
pay 65.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
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