Brasilia vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$386	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	28	16
😀 Quality of life	61	42
🏙️ Population	2.82M	60.7K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 47% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6320th and 7826th ($882 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Eswatini, respectively. Check Brazil vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5763rd and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Mbabane

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	Brasilia	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.87	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$4704

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

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