Abuja vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1439
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$701
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
38
16
😀 Quality of life
19
38
🏙️ Population
1.69M
60.7K

The cost of living in Abuja is 167% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 3416th and 8102nd ($1502 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Nigeria and Eswatini, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8901st and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.45
$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$4495

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$743
163 km or 101 mi Kaduna
$371
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$820
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$526
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$462
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$759
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$651
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1265

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$442
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$964
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1068
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$763
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$784
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$795
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$678
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$785
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$807
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$906
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$953
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$993
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$837
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$672
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$923
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$820
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$809
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$889
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$695
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$768
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$722
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$748
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$621
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$567
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$780
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$691
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$665
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$631
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$657
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$540
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$664
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$628
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$852
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$624