Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 3.7 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
$18.85
€18.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
$3.11
€2.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
$2.98
€2.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
$9.88
€9.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
$4.86
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
$7.68
€7.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
$1.72
€1.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
$0.99
€0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
$0.96
€0.93
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
$6.37
€6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
$34.01
€32.65
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
$5.20
€4.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
$4.33
€4.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
$33.59
€32.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
|
pay 55.5% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
$127.67
€122.55
|
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