Berlin vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$352
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	96	42
🏙️ Population	3.78M	60.7K

The cost of living in Berlin is 271% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1418th and 7826th ($2222 vs $599) 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 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 35th and 7530th 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	$16.6	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$4704

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587