Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 27.8% cheaper than Swaziland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.2% more in Nepal
- Groceries
-
pay 22.6% less in Nepal
- Transportation
-
pay 7.1% less in Nepal
- Housing
-
pay 70.9% less in Nepal
- Childcare
-
pay 51.7% less in Nepal
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 7.7% less in Nepal
- Clothing
-
pay 38.1% less in Nepal
Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Nepal.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL53.89
|
$1.57
NPR214.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL40.92
|
$6.71
NPR915.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.30
|
$0.42
NPR56.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL9.65
|
$0.16
NPR21.48
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.32
|
$0.46
NPR63.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL85.32
|
$3.21
NPR437.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL70.52
|
$2.81
NPR383.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL29.94
|
$1.50
NPR204.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL34.57
|
$1.41
NPR192.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.21
|
$0.99
NPR134.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL5.88
|
$0.40
NPR55.03
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.54
|
$0.48
NPR64.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.17
|
$0.27
NPR36.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL7.96
|
$0.18
NPR25.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.31
|
$0.26
NPR35.60
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL83.27
|
$4.84
NPR660.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL523.96
|
$15.93
NPR2,173.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL299,403.46
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,210,882.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL454.03
|
$9.11
NPR1,243.24
|
|
pay 70.9% less for housing
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,012.27
|
$9.30
NPR1,269.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL3,992.05
|
$83.84
NPR11,444.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,243.54
|
$52.73
NPR7,198.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,043.02
|
$20.72
NPR2,828.65
|
|
pay 51.7% less for childcare
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,253.58
|
$51.59
NPR7,041.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL88,481.26
|
$2,839.32
NPR387,579.86
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL32.44
|
$2.21
NPR301.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL30.61
|
$1.57
NPR213.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL44.91
|
$2.90
NPR396.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL499.01
|
$16.62
NPR2,269.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL64.87
|
$2.96
NPR403.61
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL916.59
|
$21.36
NPR2,916.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL415.84
|
$27.01
NPR3,686.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,297.42
|
$40.30
NPR5,501.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,415.84
|
$30.56
NPR4,171.64
|
|
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