Al Ain vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$612
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$681
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
37
16
😀 Quality of life
79
42
🏙️ Population
767K
94.9K

The cost of living in Al Ain is 103% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4616th and 8054th ($1132 vs $558) 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 3.3 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 496th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$4606

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
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$1936
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$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550