Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 22.9% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
|
pay 32.7% less for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
|
pay 43.3% more for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
|
pay 77.1% more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
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