Amsterdam vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	96	44
🏙️ Population	921K	76.2K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 391% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 126th and 7572nd ($3203 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Eswatini, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 13th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Mbabane

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	Amsterdam	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$5212

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633