Brisbane vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	16
😀 Quality of life	97	29
🏙️ Population	2.71M	76.2K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 282% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1241st and 7924th ($2323 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Eswatini, respectively. Check Australia vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 3rd and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Mbabane

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	Brisbane	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$5969

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632