Cologne vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1485
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
16
😀 Quality of life
95
29
🏙️ Population
1.09M
76.2K

The cost of living in Cologne is 220% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 2200th and 7924th ($1941 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 0.7 months in Mbabane. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 21st and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$5969

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

Cities near Mbabane

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$494
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$912
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$632