Addis Ababa vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Addis Ababa | Mbabane | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 115% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4519th and 7826th ($1289 vs $599) 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 0.6 months in Mbabane. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7005th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Mbabane
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| Addis Ababa | Mbabane | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 222 km or 138 mi |  Awasa | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Dessie | |
| 258 km or 161 mi | Jimma | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Bahir Dar | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Dire Dawa | |
| 374 km or 232 mi | Harar | |
| 421 km or 261 mi | Gondar | |
| 447 km or 278 mi | Jijiga | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Dikhil | |
| 495 km or 308 mi | Ali Sabieh | |
| 498 km or 309 mi |  Borama | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Mekelle | |
| 561 km or 348 mi | Djibouti City | |
| 568 km or 353 mi |  Ad-Damazin | |
| 587 km or 365 mi | Hargeisa | |
| 595 km or 370 mi | Obock | |
| 651 km or 405 mi |  Mendefera | |
| 666 km or 414 mi | El-Gadarif | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Asmara | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Massawa | |
| 752 km or 467 mi | Keren | |
| 758 km or 471 mi | Kassala | |
| 761 km or 473 mi |  Zabid | |
| 767 km or 476 mi | Taiz | |
| 780 km or 485 mi |  Malakal | |
| 789 km or 490 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 805 km or 500 mi | Aden | |
| 806 km or 501 mi | Kosti | |
| 807 km or 502 mi | Ibb | |
| 851 km or 529 mi | Bor | |
| 853 km or 530 mi | Baidoa | |
| 870 km or 541 mi | Dhamar | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Sayyan | |
| 914 km or 568 mi | Juba | |
| 920 km or 572 mi | Sanaa | |
| 989 km or 615 mi | Khartoum North | |
| 995 km or 618 mi | Khartoum | |
| 995 km or 618 mi |  Gulu | |
| 1005 km or 625 mi |  Meru | |
| 1006 km or 625 mi | Omdurman |
Cities near Mbabane
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 27 km or 17 mi |  Manzini | |
| 136 km or 85 mi |  Matola | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Maputo | |
| 165 km or 103 mi |  Vryheid | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Bethal | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Middelburg | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Springs | |
| 284 km or 176 mi | Benoni | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Xai-Xai | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Centurion | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Pretoria | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Sandton | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Randburg | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Soweto | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Brits | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Durban | |
| 398 km or 247 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Klerksdorp | |
| 461 km or 287 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Welkom | |
| 491 km or 305 mi | Maseru | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 559 km or 347 mi |  Gaborone | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Lobatse | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 576 km or 358 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Palapye | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Kanye | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Molepolole | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Serowe | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Mthatha | |
| 682 km or 424 mi | Francistown |