Eswatini vs Turkmenistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eswatini Turkmenistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$515
$1793
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$4130
🏠 One person rent
$204
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1492
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$754
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.2
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$285
$748
💸 GDP per capita
$3936
$8572
😃 Human freedom index
5.11
4.1
❤️ Life expectancy
64.1
70.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
27
17
🌐 English speaking %
48.2%
2%
🎓 Higher education
33
1
😀 Quality of life
31
34
🏙️ Population
1.24M
7.49M

The average cost of living in Eswatini ($515) is 71% less expensive than in Turkmenistan ($1793). Eswatini ranked 187th vs 23rd for Turkmenistan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Eswatini compared to 0.4 months in Turkmenistan. Ranked 150th and 143rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eswatini vs Turkmenistan

We calculate prices for Eswatini and Turkmenistan as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 6 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 Turkmenistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.12
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$84.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.38
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$7.05
 Cappuccino
$1.99
$7.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$119
$673
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1770
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$1604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.4
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$73.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.55%
9.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$349
$4768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$2982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$8.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$9.74
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$4.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$7.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$6.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$7.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.06
$19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.59
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.35
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.4
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$22.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4733
$25708

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In Eswatini

City Cost of living Population
Manzini
$469
111K
Mbabane
$599
60.7K

In Turkmenistan

City Cost of living Population
Ashgabat
$1833
1.03M
Turkmenabat
$1716
231K
Dasoguz
$1770
227K
Mary
$1654
126K
Anau
$1774
29.6K
Baherden
$1796
24.7K