Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 33.1% cheaper than Portugal overall.
- Restaurants
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pay 60.9% less in Swaziland
- Groceries
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pay 31.4% less in Swaziland
- Transportation
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pay 10.6% more in Swaziland
- Housing
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pay 35.4% less in Swaziland
- Childcare
-
pay 60.8% less in Swaziland
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 32.3% less in Swaziland
- Clothing
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pay 21.2% less in Swaziland
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Swaziland.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Swaziland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€9.68
|
$3.07
SZL54.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€7.19
|
$2.33
SZL41.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.43
|
$0.93
SZL16.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.02
|
$0.55
SZL9.73
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.15
|
$0.76
SZL13.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.33
|
$4.86
SZL86.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.24
|
$4.01
SZL71.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.46
|
$1.70
SZL30.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.78
|
$1.97
SZL34.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.84
|
$0.75
SZL13.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.52
|
$0.33
SZL5.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.65
|
$0.43
SZL7.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.64
SZL11.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.58
|
$0.45
SZL8.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.73
|
$0.53
SZL9.40
|
|
pay 10.6% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.81
|
$4.74
SZL84.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€32.48
|
$29.82
SZL528.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€26,561.28
|
$17,039.98
SZL302,118.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€9.24
|
$25.84
SZL458.14
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Portugal
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€34.51
|
$57.61
SZL1,021.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€770.51
|
$227.20
SZL4,028.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€626.85
|
$184.60
SZL3,272.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€77.89
|
$59.36
SZL1,052.48
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€389.65
|
$128.26
SZL2,274.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€8,599.23
|
$5,035.74
SZL89,283.72
|
|
pay 32.3% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€1.91
|
$1.85
SZL32.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.58
|
$1.74
SZL30.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€4.85
|
$2.56
SZL45.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€35.07
|
$28.40
SZL503.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€6.72
|
$3.69
SZL65.46
|
|
pay 21.2% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€66.66
|
$52.17
SZL924.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€28.87
|
$23.67
SZL419.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€68.64
|
$73.84
SZL1,309.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€80.29
|
$80.58
SZL1,428.68
|
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