Abuja vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$165
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
21
42
🏙️ Population
1.57M
94.9K

The cost of living in Abuja is 48% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 9247th and 8054th ($288 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and Eswatini, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 8926th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$4606

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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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