Al Ain vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Al Ain	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1050	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$560	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$1195	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$317	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3674	$761
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	37	16
😀 Quality of life	79	38
🏙️ Population	767K	60.7K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 68% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5284th and 7532nd ($1050 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 600th and 7128th 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	$6.11	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.8	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.15	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$460	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$820	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1125	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.9	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.1	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.73%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2023	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1222	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.68	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.49	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.18	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.44	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.1	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$665	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6250	$5172

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Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1232
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2309
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1503
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2084
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$786
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$994
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1110
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1810
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1719
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$687
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$561
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$547
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1218
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1267
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$556
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1226
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$520
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$639
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$531
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$870
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$989
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$878
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$928
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$467
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$515
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$546
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$548
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$541
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$537
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$831
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$806
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$489
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$577

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585