Dhaka vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$121	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$761
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	72	16
😀 Quality of life	54	38
🏙️ Population	16.8M	60.7K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 31% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8916th and 7532nd ($428 vs $623) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5968th and 7128th 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	$1.9	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$5172

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585