Abidjan vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Abidjan	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1164	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3101	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$551	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$1338	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$332	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$201	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	34	16
😀 Quality of life	37	38
🏙️ Population	4.98M	60.7K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 87% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4695th and 7532nd ($1164 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ivory Coast and Eswatini, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7254th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abidjan vs Mbabane

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	Abidjan	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.6	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$789	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$282	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1773	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$945	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.5	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1321	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.45	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.23	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.2	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.23	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.9	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.54	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.2	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.2	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$168	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3084	$5172

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1014
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1012
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1034
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1015
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1021
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1035
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$548
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$546
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1071
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$412
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$585
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$747
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$546
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$368
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1047
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$345
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$570
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$656
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$494
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$494
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$495
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$492
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$711
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$971
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$766
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$652
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$751
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$503
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$617
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$652
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$494
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$755
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$656
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$710
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$528
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$983
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$496

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585