Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 22.8% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$3.07
SZL55.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$2.33
SZL42.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$0.93
SZL16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.55
SZL10.02
|
|
pay 53.3% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$0.76
SZL13.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$4.86
SZL88.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$4.01
SZL73.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.70
SZL31.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$1.97
SZL35.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$0.75
SZL13.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.33
SZL6.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.43
SZL7.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.64
SZL11.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.45
SZL8.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.53
SZL9.67
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$4.74
SZL86.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,814
|
$29.82
SZL543.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
$17,039.98
SZL310,825.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,375
|
$25.84
SZL471.35
|
|
pay 1.8% less for housing
|
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
$57.61
SZL1,050.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,068
|
$227.20
SZL4,144.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,597
|
$184.60
SZL3,367.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
$59.36
SZL1,082.81
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,557
|
$128.26
SZL2,339.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
$5,035.74
SZL91,856.77
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$1.85
SZL33.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$1.74
SZL31.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$2.56
SZL46.62
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,595
|
$28.40
SZL518.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$3.69
SZL67.35
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Swaziland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
$52.17
SZL951.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
$23.67
SZL431.70
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
$73.84
SZL1,346.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,277
|
$80.58
SZL1,469.86
|
|
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