Chennai vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$152	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	66	38
🏙️ Population	6.6M	60.7K

The cost of living in Chennai is 24% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8897th and 8102nd ($430 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Eswatini, respectively. Check India vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 4021st and 7231st 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	$1.83	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$4495

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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