Bucharest vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$474	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	77	16
😀 Quality of life	79	38
🏙️ Population	1.72M	60.7K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 76% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5565th and 8102nd ($988 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Eswatini, respectively. Check Romania vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 645th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Mbabane

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	Bucharest	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$4495

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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