Eswatini vs United Kingdom - Cost of Living Comparison

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Eswatini United Kingdom
🚶 Cost of living one person
$517
$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1400
$5537
🏠 One person rent
$206
$1425
🏘️ Family rent
$438
$2546
🍽️ Food expenses
$186
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$517
$3442
💸 GDP per capita
$3797
$48867
😃 Human freedom index
5.07
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
56.4
82.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
30
71
🌐 English speaking %
48.2%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
25
91
🏙️ Population
1.09M
67.3M

The average cost of living in Eswatini ($517) is 77% less expensive than in the United Kingdom ($2292). Eswatini ranked 185th vs 13th for the United Kingdom 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 1.5 months in the United Kingdom. Ranked 156th and 13th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Eswatini vs the United Kingdom

We calculate prices for Eswatini and the United Kingdom as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 277 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 United Kingdom
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.16
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.39
$9.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$2840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$2084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.9
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.06%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$353
$8199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$264
$5588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.6
$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$20.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.15
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$18.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.16
$6.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.15
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.79
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.6
$115
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.73
$14.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5136
$19028

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Eswatini

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

In the United Kingdom

City Cost of living Population
London
$3427
8.8M
Birmingham
$2046
1.14M
Leeds
$1987
789K
Glasgow
$2013
626K
Edinburgh
$2246
488K
Manchester
$2137
548K
Sheffield
$1809
518K
Bristol
$2373
472K
Coventry
$2050
363K
Liverpool
$1889
513K
Leicester
$1898
464K
Cardiff
$2019
361K
Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
300K
Belfast
$1830
345K
Westminster
$3054
255K
Bradford
$1670
293K
Southampton
$2023
271K
Milton Keynes
$2384
264K
Bolton
$1852
285K
Nottingham
$1944
289K
Brighton and Hove
$3152
277K
Derby
$1817
255K
Aberdeen
$1701
201K
Solihull
$1827
207K
Norwich
$1926
196K
York
$1893
208K
Plymouth
$1779
268K
Luton
$2053
213K
Sunderland
$1571
277K
Northampton
$1755
246K