Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 68.5% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 66.4% more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 64.7% more for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 76.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 26.6% more for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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