Birmingham vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$681
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
16
😀 Quality of life
93
42
🏙️ Population
1.14M
94.9K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 259% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1780th and 8054th ($2004 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Eswatini, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 58th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$4606

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

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