Eswatini vs Gambia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eswatini Gambia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$517
$541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1400
$1285
🏠 One person rent
$206
$197
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$19.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$58
💸 GDP per capita
$3797
$844
😃 Human freedom index
5.07
6.64
❤️ Life expectancy
56.4
62.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
37
🌐 English speaking %
48.2%
2.3%
🎓 Higher education
36
35
😀 Quality of life
25
14
🏙️ Population
1.09M
2.64M

The average cost of living in Eswatini ($517) is 4% less expensive than in the Gambia ($541). Eswatini ranked 185th vs 176th for the Gambia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Eswatini compared to 0.1 months in the Gambia. Ranked 156th and 182nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eswatini vs the Gambia

We calculate prices for Eswatini and the Gambia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Eswatini Gambia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.16
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.39
$6.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.43
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$92.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.06%
10.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$353
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$264
$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$6.58
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$8.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$6.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.15
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.16
$3.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.79
$3.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.6
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.73
$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$35.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$56.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$83.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5136
$2963

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In Eswatini

City Cost of living Population
Mbabane
$623
60.7K
Manzini
$459
111K

In the Gambia

City Cost of living Population
Brikama
$569
81K
Banjul
$488
31.4K
Lamin
$520
31.1K