Dhaka vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$150	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$399
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	76	16
😀 Quality of life	58	29
🏙️ Population	16.8M	76.2K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 21% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8770th and 7924th ($478 vs $607) 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 6105th and 8819th 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	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$5969

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

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