Asmara vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asmara	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1234	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$212	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$404	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.7	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$359	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	8	16
😀 Quality of life	17	42
🏙️ Population	963K	94.9K

The cost of living in Asmara is 11% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8513th and 8054th ($498 vs $558) 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 9076th and 6934th 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	$2.87	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.7	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$208	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.28%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1471	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$785	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.6	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.45	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.75	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.38	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.93	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.14	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.02	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.3	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.5	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$78.7	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2776	$4606

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Cities near Asmara

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Mendefera	$466
63 km or 39 mi	Massawa	$467
71 km or 44 mi	Keren	$466
214 km or 133 mi	Mekelle	$800
270 km or 168 mi	Kassala	$1061
342 km or 212 mi	Gondar	$885
407 km or 253 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
437 km or 272 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
448 km or 279 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
473 km or 294 mi	Dessie	$820
490 km or 304 mi	Zabid	$466
498 km or 310 mi	Abha	$923
509 km or 316 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
513 km or 319 mi	Bareq	$920
548 km or 340 mi	Sa'dah	$467
567 km or 352 mi	Sanaa	$523
580 km or 361 mi	Sayyan	$467
583 km or 362 mi	Taiz	$490
585 km or 363 mi	Ibb	$481
589 km or 366 mi	Atbara	$1095
596 km or 370 mi	Dhamar	$470
600 km or 373 mi	Dikhil	$524
602 km or 374 mi	Obock	$522
606 km or 376 mi	Najran	$1047
618 km or 384 mi	Djibouti City	$551
620 km or 385 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
633 km or 393 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
649 km or 403 mi	Bisha	$938
674 km or 419 mi	Khartoum North	$899
684 km or 425 mi	Mecca	$1032
685 km or 426 mi	Khartoum	$901
691 km or 429 mi	Jeddah	$1100
693 km or 430 mi	Omdurman	$936
701 km or 436 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
715 km or 444 mi	Dire Dawa	$705
715 km or 444 mi	Kosti	$881
717 km or 446 mi	Aden	$486
755 km or 469 mi	Harar	$676
758 km or 471 mi	Borama	$602
788 km or 489 mi	Jijiga	$702

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550