Travel Money Index

Your USD goes less far in Swaziland

−4.9% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,901.18 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 32,988 SZL

That is 1,715 SZL less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $103.95 today.

SZL per 1 USD Then 17.35 · Today 16.49
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Swaziland

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

990 SZL a night
1 fewer night
Costs you today
$60.02
Cost you 1 year ago
$57.06
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

1,700 SZL a night
1 fewer night
Costs you today
$103.07
Cost you 1 year ago
$97.97
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

93 SZL a meal
18 fewer meals
Costs you today
$5.64
Cost you 1 year ago
$5.36
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

590 SZL a dinner
2 fewer dinners
Costs you today
$35.77
Cost you 1 year ago
$34.00
Do Estimate

Museum entry

130 SZL a ticket
13 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$7.88
Cost you 1 year ago
$7.49
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

610 SZL a tour
2 fewer tours
Costs you today
$36.98
Cost you 1 year ago
$35.16
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

320 SZL a ride
5 fewer rides
Costs you today
$19.40
Cost you 1 year ago
$18.44
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

260 SZL a ticket
6 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$15.76
Cost you 1 year ago
$14.98

Rate history

SZL per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

17.62 16.59 15.55 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
200 SZL$12.13$11.53
1,000 SZL$60.63$57.63
5,000 SZL$303.14$288.16
20,000 SZL$1,212.55$1,152.64

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)