Cape Town vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison
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Cape Town | Mbabane | |
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🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
🏠 One person rent | ||
🏘️ Family rent | ||
🍽️ Food expenses | ||
🚐 Transport expenses | ||
💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
😷 Air quality | ||
✈️ Airport proximity | ||
🎓 Higher education | ||
😀 Quality of life | ||
🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cape Town is 80% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4849th and 7532nd ($1120 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Eswatini, respectively. Check South Africa vs Eswatini comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5407th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cape Town vs Mbabane
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Cape Town | Mbabane | |
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Eating Out | ||
🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
☕ Cappuccino | ||
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
Rent & Utilities | ||
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
Transportation | ||
🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
Groceries | ||
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
Other | ||
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
💇 Haircut, simple | ||
👖 Brand Jeans | ||
👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year |
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Distance | City | Cost of living |
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54 km or 33 mi | Paarl | |
99 km or 62 mi | Worcester | |
371 km or 231 mi | George | |
644 km or 400 mi | Uitenhage | |
662 km or 411 mi | Port Elizabeth | |
664 km or 413 mi | Upington | |
754 km or 468 mi | Makhanda | |
821 km or 510 mi | Komani | |
833 km or 518 mi | Kimberley | |
845 km or 525 mi | Bhisho | |
882 km or 548 mi | East London | |
912 km or 567 mi | Bloemfontein | |
950 km or 590 mi | Mafeteng | |
999 km or 621 mi | Maseru | |
1002 km or 622 mi | Mthatha | |
1029 km or 639 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
1030 km or 640 mi | Welkom | |
1034 km or 643 mi | Mariental | |
1092 km or 679 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
1092 km or 679 mi | Kroonstad | |
1113 km or 692 mi | Klerksdorp | |
1135 km or 705 mi | Mmabatho | |
1155 km or 718 mi | Potchefstroom | |
1187 km or 737 mi | Rehoboth | |
1194 km or 742 mi | Lobatse | |
1198 km or 745 mi | Kanye | |
1208 km or 751 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
1217 km or 756 mi | Vereeniging | |
1231 km or 765 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
1244 km or 773 mi | Soweto | |
1250 km or 777 mi | Rustenburg | |
1260 km or 783 mi | Gaborone | |
1261 km or 783 mi | Molepolole | |
1261 km or 784 mi | Johannesburg | |
1267 km or 788 mi | Randburg | |
1269 km or 789 mi | Windhoek | |
1270 km or 789 mi | Sandton | |
1271 km or 790 mi | Durban | |
1277 km or 794 mi | Gobabis | |
1279 km or 795 mi | Walvis Bay |
Cities near Mbabane
Distance | City | Cost of living |
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27 km or 17 mi | Manzini | |
136 km or 85 mi | Matola | |
148 km or 92 mi | Maputo | |
165 km or 103 mi | Vryheid | |
171 km or 106 mi | Bethal | |
179 km or 111 mi | Middelburg | |
271 km or 168 mi | Springs | |
284 km or 176 mi | Benoni | |
287 km or 178 mi | Xai-Xai | |
301 km or 187 mi | Centurion | |
304 km or 189 mi | Pretoria | |
311 km or 193 mi | Sandton | |
311 km or 193 mi | Johannesburg | |
316 km or 196 mi | Randburg | |
324 km or 201 mi | Vereeniging | |
329 km or 204 mi | Soweto | |
334 km or 207 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
348 km or 216 mi | Brits | |
370 km or 230 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
394 km or 245 mi | Durban | |
398 km or 247 mi | Butha-Buthe | |
399 km or 248 mi | Rustenburg | |
406 km or 252 mi | Potchefstroom | |
416 km or 259 mi | Kroonstad | |
451 km or 280 mi | Klerksdorp | |
461 km or 287 mi | Teyateyaneng | |
477 km or 296 mi | Welkom | |
491 km or 305 mi | Maseru | |
546 km or 339 mi | Mafeteng | |
555 km or 345 mi | Mmabatho | |
559 km or 347 mi | Gaborone | |
564 km or 350 mi | Lobatse | |
566 km or 352 mi | Mahalapye | |
576 km or 358 mi | Bloemfontein | |
585 km or 363 mi | Palapye | |
601 km or 374 mi | Kanye | |
608 km or 378 mi | Molepolole | |
628 km or 390 mi | Serowe | |
628 km or 390 mi | Mthatha | |
682 km or 424 mi | Francistown |