Cologne vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$299
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
96
44
🏙️ Population
1.09M
76.2K

The cost of living in Cologne is 205% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 2067th and 7572nd ($1990 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.5 months in Mbabane. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 15th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$5212

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$511
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$916
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$966
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$912
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$910
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$899
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633