Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 2.1 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Swaziland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.07
SZL55.32
|
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.33
SZL42.00
|
$10.50
TOP25.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
SZL16.73
|
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
SZL9.90
|
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Swaziland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
SZL13.67
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.86
SZL87.58
|
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
SZL72.38
|
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.70
SZL30.73
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
SZL35.48
|
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
SZL13.55
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
SZL6.04
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.74
|
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SZL11.46
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SZL8.17
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SZL9.56
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 40.2% more for transportation
|
Swaziland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SZL85.47
|
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
SZL537.79
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,039.98
SZL307,306.73
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,096.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.84
SZL466.01
|
$69.32
TOP166.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Swaziland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.61
SZL1,038.99
|
$126.03
TOP302.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$227.20
SZL4,097.42
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$184.60
SZL3,329.16
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.36
SZL1,070.55
|
$144.56
TOP346.49
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
|
Swaziland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.26
SZL2,313.06
|
$159.64
TOP382.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,035.74
SZL90,816.88
|
$252.06
TOP604.13
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Swaziland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
SZL33.29
|
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SZL31.41
|
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
SZL46.10
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.40
SZL512.18
|
$31.51
TOP75.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
SZL66.58
|
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
|
pay 62.9% less for clothing
|
Swaziland
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL940.78
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.67
SZL426.81
|
$17.85
TOP42.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.84
SZL1,331.66
|
$21.00
TOP50.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.58
SZL1,453.22
|
$29.41
TOP70.48
|
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