Berlin vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$299
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	76.2K

The cost of living in Berlin is 253% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1275th and 7572nd ($2302 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Eswatini, respectively. Check Germany vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 35th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Mbabane

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	Berlin	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$5212

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633