Al Ain vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Al Ain	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1457	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3132	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$903	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1411	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$385	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3660	$299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	38	16
😀 Quality of life	84	44
🏙️ Population	767K	76.2K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 123% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4207th and 7572nd ($1457 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Eswatini, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 505th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Mbabane

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	Al Ain	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.36	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.11	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$782	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$728	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1388	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1163	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.2	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.6	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.05%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2374	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.7	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.39	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.88	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.58	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.45	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.3	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$576	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6189	$5212

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1214
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2420
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1473
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2183
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2070
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$796
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1080
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1135
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2014
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1923
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$575
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$545
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$575
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1109
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1309
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$541
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1192
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$545
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$627
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$563
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$931
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1037
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$823
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$565
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$761
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$547
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$465
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$489
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$523
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$813
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$825
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$487
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$565

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