Bucharest vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bucharest	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1036	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2606	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$496	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$863	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.4	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1242	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	76	16
😀 Quality of life	78	38
🏙️ Population	1.72M	60.7K

The cost of living in Bucharest is 66% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5404th and 7532nd ($1036 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Romania and Eswatini, respectively. Check Romania vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 642nd and 7128th 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	$10.6	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.53	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.06	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$545	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.34	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.21%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2831	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1759	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.6	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.92	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.32	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.76	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.93	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.06	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.29	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$532	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10286	$5172

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$900
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$852
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$786
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$668
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$757
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$663
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$795
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$727
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$759
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$772
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$644
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$955
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$793
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$688
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$684
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$751
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$755
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$751
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$721
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$744
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$589
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$831
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$624
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$931
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$961
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1035
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$561
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$837
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$693
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$832
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$761
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$846
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$759
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$573
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$735
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$640
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$721

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