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
TZS6,869.56
|
$3.07
SZL56.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS14,099.13
|
$2.33
SZL42.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,470.88
|
$0.93
SZL17.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS723.46
|
$0.55
SZL10.07
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,710.44
|
$0.76
SZL13.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS8,972.27
|
$4.86
SZL89.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS10,701.82
|
$4.01
SZL73.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS3,983.17
|
$1.70
SZL31.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS5,553.61
|
$1.97
SZL36.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,634.70
|
$0.75
SZL13.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS905.31
|
$0.33
SZL6.14
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS814.95
|
$0.43
SZL7.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS836.26
|
$0.64
SZL11.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS719.07
|
$0.45
SZL8.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,187.36
|
$0.53
SZL9.72
|
|
pay 52.8% more for transportation
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,124.39
|
$4.74
SZL86.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS46,237.45
|
$29.82
SZL546.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS37,430,316.84
|
$17,039.98
SZL312,381.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS25,463.18
|
$25.84
SZL473.71
|
|
pay 0.2% more for housing
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS141,794.85
|
$57.61
SZL1,056.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS684,406.40
|
$227.20
SZL4,165.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS560,223.56
|
$184.60
SZL3,384.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS94,631.14
|
$59.36
SZL1,088.23
|
|
pay 32.2% less for childcare
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS558,329.75
|
$128.26
SZL2,351.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS14,634,138.23
|
$5,035.74
SZL92,316.73
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS2,774.25
|
$1.85
SZL33.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,111.81
|
$1.74
SZL31.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,238.43
|
$2.56
SZL46.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS86,079.24
|
$28.40
SZL520.64
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS13,430.88
|
$3.69
SZL67.68
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Tanzania
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS27,045.24
|
$52.17
SZL956.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS51,466.69
|
$23.67
SZL433.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS106,786.49
|
$73.84
SZL1,353.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS91,138.10
|
$80.58
SZL1,477.22
|
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