Dar es Salaam vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$315
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
44
16
😀 Quality of life
55
42
🏙️ Population
4.72M
94.9K

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 29% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6696th and 8054th ($720 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Tanzania and Eswatini, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5965th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mbabane

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Dar es Salaam Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$4606

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Distance City Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi Zanzibar
$762
71 km or 44 mi Stone Town
$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$493
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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