Ankara vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ankara	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$959	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2366	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$487	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.7	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$719	$701
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	96	16
😀 Quality of life	72	38
🏙️ Population	5.8M	60.7K

The cost of living in Ankara is 71% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5741st and 8102nd ($959 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Eswatini, respectively. Check Turkey vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 1858th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Mbabane

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	Ankara	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.62	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.25	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$588	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1022	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$690	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.39%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1577	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.16	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.87	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.69	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.28	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.49	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.8	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.59	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$467	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11471	$4495

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$655
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$691
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$650
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$616
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$663
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$627
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$723
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$535
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$492
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$593
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$710
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$691
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$406
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$698
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$547
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$455
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$697
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$755
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$568
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$872
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$672
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$1113
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$578
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$835
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$699
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$664
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$718
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$782
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$708
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$653
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$573
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$490
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$599
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$474
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$587
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$743

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