Chennai vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chennai	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$409	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1006	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$142	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$243	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$156	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$254	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	79	16
😀 Quality of life	65	29
🏙️ Population	6.6M	76.2K

The cost of living in Chennai is 33% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8947th and 7924th ($409 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Eswatini, respectively. Check India vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 5131st and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Mbabane

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	Chennai	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.9	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.5	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.6	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.79	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1739	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$712	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.75	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.5	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.85	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.29	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.82	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.79	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.37	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.75	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.6	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.6	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.9	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$37.6	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.7	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1792	$5969

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$306
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$232
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$302
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$322
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$294
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$320
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$348
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$339
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$317
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$283
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$507
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$290
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$297
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$339
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$325
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$331
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$274
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$303
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$273
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$292
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$265
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$330
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$328
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$317
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$290
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$332
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$280
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$342
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$313
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$359
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$255
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$281
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$247
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$327
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$271
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$250
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$264
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$259

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632