Dhaka vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$118	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$701
😷 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 24% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8899th and 8102nd ($430 vs $562) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 7231st 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	$1.89	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$4495

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624