Abu Dhabi vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
52
16
😀 Quality of life
82
42
🏙️ Population
1.48M
94.9K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 247% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1938th and 8054th ($1936 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Eswatini, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 369th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Mbabane

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Abu Dhabi Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$4606

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Mbabane

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550