Chennai vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1151
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$161
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$376
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
78
16
😀 Quality of life
68
42
🏙️ Population
10.3M
94.9K

The cost of living in Chennai is 22% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8054th ($434 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 2nd best city to live in India vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 3676th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.09
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.54
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$183
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.3
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.38%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1913
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$882
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.54
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.92
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.16
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.08
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.31
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.8
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.58
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.5
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1681
$4606

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$337
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$269
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$415
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$339
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$343
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$326
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$367
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$356
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$350
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$326
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$328
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$357
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$585
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$316
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$320
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$359
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$337
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$383
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$319
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$399
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$312
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$317
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$287
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$327
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$345
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$341
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$321
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$334
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$309
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$358
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$350
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$309
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$384
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$310
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$375
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$353
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$358
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$369
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$325

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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