Today we look at moving to Mbabane in Swaziland from Honiara in Solomon Islands. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Mbabane people speak Swazi and English (both official). In Honiara people speak English (official) and Melanesian dialects.
Mbabane is the capital and largest city of Swaziland. Honiara is the capital of the Solomon Islands. Mbabane, and Swaziland itself, depend on tourism and sugar exports. Honiara industry consists of several beverage factories and a cookie factory. Major exports are timber, coconuts, copra and fish. Honiara International Airport is located about 10 kilometers outside the city.
The overall cost of living rank in Mbabane is 211 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Honiara to Mbabane will experience a change in cost of living of -22%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Mbabane is ranked as a high degree of hardship location with a hardship index of 30% the same as Honiara.
Source: Cost of living Mbabane Swaziland as at July 2011.
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Swaziland, Mbabane Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: The Kingdom of Swaziland.
Location: Swaziland is in Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa.
Country Climate: Varies from tropical to near temperate.
Country Terrain: Mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains.
Major Languages: Swazi, English (both official).
Major Religions: Christianity, indigenous beliefs.
Country Population: 1.0 million (2008 est.) 1.0 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Swaziland is fairly diversified, with agriculture, forestry and mining accounting for about 13% of GDP, manufacturing (textiles and sugar-related processing) representing 37% of GDP. The majority of the population ? about 75%?is employed in subsistence agriculture.
Currency: Swaziland Lilangeni (SZL).
Country Inflation: 13.1% (2008 est.) 7.8% (2009 est.).
City: Mbabane is the capital and largest city of Swaziland.
City Economy: Mbabane, and Swaziland itself, depend on tourism and sugar exports.
Cost of Living: Mbabane has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Mbabane is currently ranked 258 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Swaziland is in Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa.
Country Climate: Varies from tropical to near temperate.
Country Terrain: Mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains.
Major Languages: Swazi, English (both official).
Major Religions: Christianity, indigenous beliefs.
Country Population: 1.0 million (2008 est.) 1.0 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of Swaziland is fairly diversified, with agriculture, forestry and mining accounting for about 13% of GDP, manufacturing (textiles and sugar-related processing) representing 37% of GDP. The majority of the population ? about 75%?is employed in subsistence agriculture.
Currency: Swaziland Lilangeni (SZL).
Country Inflation: 13.1% (2008 est.) 7.8% (2009 est.).
City: Mbabane is the capital and largest city of Swaziland.
City Economy: Mbabane, and Swaziland itself, depend on tourism and sugar exports.
Cost of Living: Mbabane has an overall cost of living index which equates it with low cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Mbabane is currently ranked 258 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
For more cost of living information on Swaziland, Mbabane
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