Dhaka vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$152	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$299
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	76	16
😀 Quality of life	57	44
🏙️ Population	16.8M	76.2K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 26% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8803rd and 7572nd ($481 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Eswatini, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6218th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Mbabane

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	Dhaka	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$5212

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Mbabane

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