Asmara vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asmara	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1283	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$224	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$389	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	8	16
😀 Quality of life	27	38
🏙️ Population	963K	60.7K

The cost of living in Asmara is 8% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8486th and 8102nd ($520 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Eswatini, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8455th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Mbabane

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	Asmara	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.04	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$489	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.7	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.33%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1560	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.9	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.91	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.74	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.82	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.41	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.77	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.07	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.2	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.8	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2756	$4495

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$487
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$486
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$488
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$662
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1006
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$897
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$838
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$482
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$910
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$902
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$482
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$546
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$481
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$507
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$496
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1131
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$486
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$542
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$540
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$937
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$571
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$905
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$877
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$979
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$888
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1146
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$908
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$860
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$503
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$718
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$518
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$764

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