Addis Ababa vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$407
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
32
16
😀 Quality of life
40
42
🏙️ Population
3.04M
94.9K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 65% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5819th and 8054th ($923 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and Eswatini, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7141st and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$4606

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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