Al Ain vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Al Ain	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1455	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3100	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$900	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$1375	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.4	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2995	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	38	16
😀 Quality of life	82	29
🏙️ Population	767K	76.2K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 140% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4139th and 7924th ($1455 vs $607) 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 562nd and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Al Ain	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$731	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1126	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2377	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1204	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.34	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.36	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.53	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.24	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.47	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.7	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.3	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$574	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6415	$5969

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1173
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2470
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1543
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2356
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$797
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$1082
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1193
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$2100
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$2015
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$530
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$494
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$526
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1062
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1340
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$497
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1218
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$521
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$559
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$514
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$965
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1059
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$778
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$505
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$917
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$700
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$485
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$454
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$457
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$471
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$717
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$816
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$459
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$517

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632