Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 27.0% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
|
pay 0.2% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
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