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Cote d'Ivoire vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Cote d'Ivoire is 53.5% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.1% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Groceries: pay 51.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Transportation: pay 22.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Cote d'Ivoire
Childcare: pay 6.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% more in Cote d'Ivoire
Clothing: pay 49.4% more in Cote d'Ivoire

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Cote d'Ivoire are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, housing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Cote d'Ivoire.

Cote d'Ivoire vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Swaziland, you would:

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pay 92.1% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Cote d'Ivoire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.07 SZL56.78	$3.27 F CFA2,075	+6.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.33 SZL43.11	$10.21 F CFA6,486	+338.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 SZL17.17	$0.75 F CFA479	-18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 SZL10.16	$0.78 F CFA496	+42.2%
Average			+92.1%

Swaziland vs. Cote d'Ivoire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.4% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Cote d'Ivoire
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 SZL14.03	$0.62 F CFA394	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.86 SZL89.89	$7.52 F CFA4,774	+54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.01 SZL74.29	$9.66 F CFA6,138	+140.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.70 SZL31.54	$2.16 F CFA1,369	+26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 SZL36.42	$2.96 F CFA1,883	+50.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 SZL13.91	$1.58 F CFA1,006	+110.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 SZL6.20	$0.45 F CFA289	+35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 SZL7.95	$0.57 F CFA361	+32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL11.76	$0.70 F CFA446	+10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 SZL8.38	$0.70 F CFA444	+54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 SZL9.81	$0.88 F CFA561	+66.8%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 22.9% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Cote d'Ivoire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 SZL87.73	$5.32 F CFA3,378	+12.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.82 SZL552.00	$44.93 F CFA28,537	+50.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,039.98 SZL315,426.34	$29,410.06 F CFA18,679,059	+72.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.84 SZL478.32	$14.54 F CFA9,236	-43.7%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Swaziland	Cote d'Ivoire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.61 SZL1,066.44	$48.27 F CFA30,660	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$227.20 SZL4,205.68	$812.41 F CFA515,980	+257.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$184.60 SZL3,417.12	$291.38 F CFA185,061	+57.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.36 SZL1,098.84	$135.65 F CFA86,157	+128.5%
Average			+106.9%

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pay 6.9% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Cote d'Ivoire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$128.26 SZL2,374.18	$198.79 F CFA126,257	+55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,035.74 SZL93,216.43	$2,968.24 F CFA1,885,201	-41.1%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Cote d'Ivoire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 SZL34.17	$0.98 F CFA623	-46.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SZL32.24	$2.38 F CFA1,509	+36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 SZL47.31	$1.23 F CFA778	-52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.40 SZL525.71	$75.48 F CFA47,938	+165.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.69 SZL68.34	$8.17 F CFA5,189	+121.3%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 49.4% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Cote d'Ivoire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.17 SZL965.64	$73.53 F CFA46,698	+40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.67 SZL438.09	$51.74 F CFA32,861	+118.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.84 SZL1,366.85	$73.47 F CFA46,663	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.58 SZL1,491.61	$111.65 F CFA70,911	+38.6%
Average			+49.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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