Doha vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Doha	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1779	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4033	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$1140	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$408	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3416	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	16
😀 Quality of life	80	38
🏙️ Population	1.19M	60.7K

The cost of living in Doha is 217% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 2449th and 8102nd ($1779 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Qatar and Eswatini, respectively. Check Qatar vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Doha compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 562nd and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Mbabane

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	Doha	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.28	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1393	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$888	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2490	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1664	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.8	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4779	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3550	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.3	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.57	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.87	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.25	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.85	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.65	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$770	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11200	$4495

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904

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