Berlin vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$701
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	95	38
🏙️ Population	3.78M	60.7K

The cost of living in Berlin is 261% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1762nd and 8102nd ($2027 vs $562) 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 1.2 months in Mbabane. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 21st and 7231st 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	$14.6	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$4495

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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