Addis Ababa vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3044
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$758
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1254
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.1
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$172
$299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
34
16
😀 Quality of life
45
44
🏙️ Population
5.7M
76.2K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 95% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4635th and 7572nd ($1269 vs $652) 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 0.1 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7273rd and 7373rd 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
$4.01
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.52
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$0.97
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$720
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$111
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.68%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1437
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.08
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.38
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.57
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$153
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.2
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30264
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$996
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$1022
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$775
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$863
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1153
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$1017
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1152
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$572
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$509
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$810
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$601
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$712
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$571
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$498
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$858
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$531
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$497
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$498
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$931
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$491
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$510
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$526
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$800
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$522
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$743
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$494
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$492
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$528
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$551
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$819
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$832
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$627
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$542
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$848

Cities near Mbabane

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$511
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$916
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$966
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$912
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$910
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$899
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633