Cost of living comparison
Greece is 92.3% more expensive than Swaziland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9 times more in Greece
- Groceries
-
pay 60.8% more in Greece
- Transportation
-
pay 28.5% more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 99.1% more in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Greece
- Clothing
-
pay 37.1% more in Greece
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing in Greece are more expensive than in Swaziland. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL56.18
|
$13.17
€12.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.66
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.99
|
$2.07
€1.97
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.06
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 60.8% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.88
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.95
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.52
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.21
|
$4.02
€3.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL36.04
|
$4.23
€4.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.77
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.64
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.29
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.71
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 28.5% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.81
|
$7.55
€7.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL546.24
|
$40.19
€38.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL312,135.87
|
$28,316.80
€26,990.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL473.33
|
$13.82
€13.17
|
|
pay 99.1% more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,055.32
|
$32.82
€31.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,161.81
|
$524.36
€499.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,381.47
|
$392.21
€373.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,087.38
|
$175.68
€167.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,349.41
|
$413.12
€393.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL92,244.01
|
$6,332.60
€6,035.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.81
|
$4.40
€4.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.91
|
$3.49
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.82
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL520.23
|
$48.72
€46.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.63
|
$8.82
€8.41
|
|
pay 37.1% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL955.57
|
$83.64
€79.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL433.52
|
$37.83
€36.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,352.59
|
$83.15
€79.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,476.05
|
$93.42
€89.04
|
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