Abidjan vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abidjan Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2830
$1485
🏠 One person rent
$536
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$908
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$365
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$226
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
35
16
😀 Quality of life
48
29
🏙️ Population
5.62M
76.2K

The cost of living in Abidjan is 95% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4787th and 7924th ($1185 vs $607) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 6864th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abidjan Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.01
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$629
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$321
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1123
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$583
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.67%
11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2284
$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1036
$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.68
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.78
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.5
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4239
$5969

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Distance City Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi Grand-Bassam
$1037
39 km or 24 mi Dabou
$1044
70 km or 43 mi Agboville
$1043
157 km or 98 mi Divo
$1067
166 km or 103 mi Abengourou
$1049
215 km or 134 mi Yamoussoukro
$1044
229 km or 142 mi Gagnoa
$1062
255 km or 158 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$745
276 km or 172 mi Obuasi
$714
284 km or 176 mi Bouake
$1100
306 km or 190 mi Kumasi
$606
425 km or 264 mi Koforidua
$762
426 km or 265 mi Accra
$927
444 km or 276 mi Ashaiman
$697
445 km or 277 mi Tema
$583
491 km or 305 mi Korhogo
$1076
517 km or 321 mi Ho
$500
537 km or 334 mi Hohoe
$727
544 km or 338 mi Kpalime
$665
556 km or 345 mi Greenville
$487
557 km or 346 mi Yekepa
$487
564 km or 350 mi Sanniquellie
$486
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$666
587 km or 365 mi Lome
$759
593 km or 369 mi Nzerekore
$993
619 km or 385 mi Atakpame
$657
651 km or 404 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$846
659 km or 410 mi Sotouboua
$656
675 km or 419 mi Leo
$863
689 km or 428 mi Sikasso
$501
696 km or 433 mi Abomey
$596
699 km or 434 mi Sokode
$656
712 km or 442 mi Kakata
$487
722 km or 449 mi Cotonou
$830
742 km or 461 mi Kara
$661
746 km or 463 mi Porto-Novo
$768
758 km or 471 mi Monrovia
$518
764 km or 475 mi Gueckedou
$998
775 km or 482 mi Manga
$896
776 km or 482 mi Bougouni
$494

Cities near Mbabane

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$494
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$912
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$632