Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 34.4% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Paraguay
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
PYG25,703
|
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
PYG34,491
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PYG6,269
|
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PYG3,630
|
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
|
pay 21.5% more for groceries
|
Paraguay
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
PYG4,995
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.72
PYG21,253
|
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
PYG23,490
|
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
PYG13,072
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
PYG10,082
|
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
PYG6,446
|
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
PYG2,535
|
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
PYG2,917
|
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
PYG4,994
|
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,279
|
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
PYG3,110
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 64.4% more for transportation
|
Paraguay
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
PYG27,456
|
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
PYG198,989
|
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,874.44
PYG116,408,377
|
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.90
PYG69,646
|
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
|
pay 74.1% more for housing
|
Paraguay
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.38
PYG128,200
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.08
PYG2,661,474
|
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.33
PYG2,045,161
|
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.63
PYG224,086
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
|
pay 32.0% more for childcare
|
Paraguay
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.10
PYG1,018,159
|
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,042.69
PYG23,812,312
|
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
|
pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Paraguay
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
PYG7,960
|
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
PYG12,951
|
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.06
PYG8,291
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.68
PYG200,979
|
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
PYG37,310
|
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
|
Paraguay
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.60
PYG395,987
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.53
PYG246,746
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.98
PYG555,510
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.85
PYG397,977
|
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
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