Cost of living comparison
Comoros is 89.2% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Comoros instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 87.9% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay 49.7% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Comoros
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
|
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