Amsterdam vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	95	29
🏙️ Population	921K	76.2K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 421% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 138th and 7924th ($3165 vs $607) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 24th and 8819th 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	$22	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$5969

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632