Cologne vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$1449
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$433
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$352
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
16
😀 Quality of life
96
42
🏙️ Population
1.09M
60.7K

The cost of living in Cologne is 229% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 2104th and 7826th ($1968 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Eswatini, respectively. Check Germany vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 23rd and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$4704

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$469
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$908
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$915
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$827
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$838
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$830
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$740
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$826
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$915
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$892
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$975
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$984
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1082
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$890
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$706
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$984
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$875
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$892
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$940
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$731
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$808
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$762
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$762
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$650
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$598
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$833
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$668
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$637
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$577
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$698
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$514
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$637
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$607
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$536
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$901
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$587