Cologne vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$967
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$681
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
96
42
🏙️ Population
1.07M
94.9K

The cost of living in Cologne is 214% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 2484th and 8054th ($1752 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Germany and Eswatini, respectively. Check Germany vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 12th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$4606

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

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