Amman vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$386	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	64	16
😀 Quality of life	68	38
🏙️ Population	4.01M	60.7K

The cost of living in Amman is 77% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5535th and 8102nd ($994 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Eswatini, respectively. Check Jordan vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 3048th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Mbabane

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	Amman	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$4495

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1930
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624