Cape Town vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$484	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	55	16
😀 Quality of life	60	42
🏙️ Population	434K	94.9K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 58% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6078th and 8054th ($881 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5406th and 6934th 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
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$4606

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550