Cologne vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1439
🏠 One person rent
$947
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
96
38
🏙️ Population
1.09M
60.7K

The cost of living in Cologne is 210% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 2551st and 8102nd ($1744 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 12th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$4495

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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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