Dubai vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dubai	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2379	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5357	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$1601	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2918	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	65	16
😀 Quality of life	87	38
🏙️ Population	3.33M	60.7K

The cost of living in Dubai is 323% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 989th and 8102nd ($2379 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Eswatini, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 288th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Mbabane

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	Dubai	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.28	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.6	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$6.1	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3782	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$91.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3507	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.2	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.22	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.52	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.03	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.41	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$903	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13241	$4495

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1494
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2240
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1239
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1844
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$967
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$780
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$1779
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$1709
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$547
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$548
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$518
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$514
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1280
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1223
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1243
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$515
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$1068
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$585
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1056
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$589
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$897
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$563
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$605
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$464
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$901
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$546
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$529
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$829
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$573
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$536

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