Alexandria vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Alexandria	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$310	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$828	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$76.9	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$168	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$30	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$119	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	49	16
😀 Quality of life	48	38
🏙️ Population	4.87M	60.7K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 50% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 9207th and 7532nd ($310 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in Egypt and Eswatini, respectively. Check Egypt vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6328th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Mbabane

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	Alexandria	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.44	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.16	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.41	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$49	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$230	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.58	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.3	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.59	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.91%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$428	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.46	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.56	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.26	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.61	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.19	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.94	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.78	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.36	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.58	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.5	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.07	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.24	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$54.2	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1331	$5172

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$308
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$315
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$306
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$335
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$327
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$424
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$323
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$291
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$345
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$282
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$339
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$310
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$334
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$303
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$357
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$609
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1713
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1727
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1607
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1775
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1632
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1528
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$306
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1815
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1372
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1751
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1741
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2020
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154

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