Amsterdam vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	95	38
🏙️ Population	921K	60.7K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 359% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 252nd and 7532nd ($2859 vs $623) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 25th and 7128th 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	$20	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$5172

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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