Abuja vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1375
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2817
$1485
🏠 One person rent
$1017
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1803
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$63.7
$399
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
39
16
😀 Quality of life
23
29
🏙️ Population
1.69M
76.2K

The cost of living in Abuja is 126% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4364th and 7924th ($1375 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Abuja ranked 13th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 9006th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.62
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.85
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1589
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2890
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1382
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.8
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.38%
11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1280
$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$955
$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.68
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.01
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.06
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.9
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.28
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.41
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.8
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$115
$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2528
$5969

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$692
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$323
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$760
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$517
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$564
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$672
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$531
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$693
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$488
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$518
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$795
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$491
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$575
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$516
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$670
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$627
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$773
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1364
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$639
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$658
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$503
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$786
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$591
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$699
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$373
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$559
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1118
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$995
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$372
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$759
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$946
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$821
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1119
562 km or 349 mi Save
$654
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$476
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$627
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$738
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1272
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1156

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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