Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.6 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
?? |
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
?? |
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay 72.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
?? | |
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