Brisbane vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	16
😀 Quality of life	98	42
🏙️ Population	2.71M	60.7K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 245% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1813th and 7826th ($2065 vs $599) 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 0.6 months in Mbabane. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 9th and 7530th 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	$14.4	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$4704

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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