Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.1 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 59.8% more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
|
pay 79.4% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
|
pay 76.5% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
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