Brasilia vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$296	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	28	16
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	2.82M	60.7K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 36% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6598th and 8102nd ($765 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Eswatini, respectively. Check Brazil vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5716th and 7231st 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	$6.98	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$4495

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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