Cost of living comparison

Syria

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Swaziland vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Swaziland is 50.6% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Swaziland
Groceries: pay 37.8% more in Swaziland
Transportation: pay 66.6% more in Swaziland
Housing: pay 38.7% more in Swaziland
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Swaziland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% more in Swaziland
Clothing: pay 35.7% more in Swaziland

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Swaziland are more expensive than in Syria. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Swaziland.

Swaziland vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Swaziland instead of Syria, you would:

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Syria	Swaziland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.67 SYP47,674	$3.07 SZL55.72	-16.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.17 SYP54,175	$2.33 SZL42.31	-44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 SYP13,813	$0.93 SZL16.85	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 SYP6,174	$0.55 SZL9.98	+15.6%
Average			-14.4%

Syria vs. Swaziland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.8% more for groceries

	Syria	Swaziland
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 SYP9,513	$0.76 SZL13.77	+3.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.01 SYP26,081	$4.86 SZL88.22	+142.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 SYP46,533	$4.01 SZL72.92	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 SYP27,171	$1.70 SZL30.96	-18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 SYP34,440	$1.97 SZL35.74	-25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 SYP5,407	$0.75 SZL13.65	+80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,030	$0.33 SZL6.08	-56.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 SYP4,961	$0.43 SZL7.80	+12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,153	$0.64 SZL11.55	+98.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 SYP3,709	$0.45 SZL8.23	+58.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 SYP3,307	$0.53 SZL9.63	+108.4%
Average			+37.8%

Syria vs. Swaziland - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.6% more for transportation

	Syria	Swaziland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.90 SYP102,772	$4.74 SZL86.10	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$29.82 SZL541.76	+198.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,621.24 SYP281,119,375	$17,039.98 SZL309,576.21	-21.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.27 SYP146,528	$25.84 SZL469.45	+129.3%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 38.7% more for housing

	Syria	Swaziland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.57 SYP657,477	$57.61 SZL1,046.66	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$202.90 SYP2,638,111	$227.20 SZL4,127.68	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$105.66 SYP1,373,848	$184.60 SZL3,353.74	+74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.53 SYP500,915	$59.36 SZL1,078.46	+54.1%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Syria	Swaziland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$45.89 SYP596,722	$128.26 SZL2,330.15	+179.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,149.32 SYP27,945,454	$5,035.74 SZL91,487.57	+134.3%
Average			+156.9%

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pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Swaziland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.57 SYP46,439	$1.85 SZL33.54	-48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 SYP12,957	$1.74 SZL31.65	+74.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 SYP33,588	$2.56 SZL46.44	-1.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.23 SYP184,954	$28.40 SZL515.96	+99.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.67 SYP34,672	$3.69 SZL67.07	+38.4%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 35.7% more for clothing

	Syria	Swaziland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.60 SYP280,836	$52.17 SZL947.73	+141.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.17 SYP418,299	$23.67 SZL429.97	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.81 SYP868,683	$73.84 SZL1,341.50	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.69 SYP893,164	$80.58 SZL1,463.95	+17.3%
Average			+35.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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