Dhaka vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$106	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$681
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	72	16
😀 Quality of life	57	42
🏙️ Population	16.8M	94.9K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 18% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8745th and 8054th ($456 vs $558) 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 5727th and 6934th 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	$2.5	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$4606

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

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