Cost of living comparison
Chile is 60.8% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Chile instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL51.70
|
$7.70
CLF0.2700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL39.25
|
$7.45
CLF0.2600
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL15.64
|
$1.36
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.25
|
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 60.5% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL12.77
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL81.39
|
$5.20
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL67.65
|
$4.47
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL28.72
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL33.01
|
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL12.60
|
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.65
|
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.24
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL10.71
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.60
|
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL8.90
|
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL79.59
|
$5.42
CLF0.1900
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL502.61
|
$36.91
CLF1.2900
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL287,208.48
|
$16,597.16
CLF578.1100
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL430.92
|
$14.85
CLF0.5200
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL957.20
|
$24.66
CLF0.8600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,829.45
|
$479.74
CLF16.7100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,111.43
|
$367.24
CLF12.7900
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,000.54
|
$91.70
CLF3.1900
|
|
pay 88.8% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,143.84
|
$331.55
CLF11.5500
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL84,261.98
|
$5,075.15
CLF176.7800
|
|
pay 71.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL31.11
|
$2.75
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL29.36
|
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL43.08
|
$5.16
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL478.68
|
$40.42
CLF1.4100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL62.23
|
$5.92
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Chile
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL873.49
|
$45.70
CLF1.5900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL398.90
|
$28.96
CLF1.0100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,244.57
|
$64.62
CLF2.2500
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,352.41
|
$77.03
CLF2.6800
|
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