Brisbane vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2491
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5397
$1573
🏠 One person rent
$1506
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$2275
$548
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$280
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4184
$761
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
66
16
😀 Quality of life
97
38
🏙️ Population
2.36M
60.7K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 300% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 781st and 7532nd ($2491 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Eswatini, respectively. Check Australia vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 15th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brisbane Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$1.91
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1542
$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1283
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2771
$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1860
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7907
$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5572
$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.99
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.96
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.33
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.1
$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.4
$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.3
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$5172

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1877
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1925
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1997
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2393
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876

Cities near Mbabane

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$459
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$1003
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1116
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$791
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$819
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$841
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$696
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$822
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$838
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$909
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$997
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1079
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$874
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$717
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$971
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$848
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$834
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$943
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$717
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$788
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$689
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$774
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$627
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$581
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$809
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$718
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$692
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$663
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$696
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$554
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$690
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$654
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$600
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$862
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$585