Dubai vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dubai	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2470	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5467	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$1665	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$2923	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$473	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	16
😀 Quality of life	90	29
🏙️ Population	3.94M	76.2K

The cost of living in Dubai is 307% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 947th and 7924th ($2470 vs $607) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 184th and 8819th 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	$11.9	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$13.5	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$6.41	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2083	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3820	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2306	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$92.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.56%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7283	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4305	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.63	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.5	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.1	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.4	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.94	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.4	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82.8	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$75.6	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.7	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$870	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17401	$5969

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Cities near Dubai

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi	Sharjah	$1543
22 km or 14 mi	Ajman	$2356
41 km or 25 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1170
104 km or 65 mi	Fujairah	$1173
108 km or 67 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1355
126 km or 78 mi	Al Ain	$1455
129 km or 80 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
234 km or 146 mi	Bandar Abbas	$620
246 km or 153 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
339 km or 211 mi	Seeb	$1082
344 km or 214 mi	Nizwa	$797
380 km or 236 mi	Doha	$2100
380 km or 236 mi	Muscat	$1193
385 km or 239 mi	Al Khor	$2015
399 km or 248 mi	Jahrom	$494
440 km or 273 mi	Fasa	$497
449 km or 279 mi	Jiroft	$526
466 km or 290 mi	Sirjan	$521
485 km or 301 mi	Manama	$1340
486 km or 302 mi	Riffa	$1062
487 km or 303 mi	Isa Town	$1218
523 km or 325 mi	Bam	$514
528 km or 328 mi	Dhahran	$965
534 km or 332 mi	Chabahar	$530
537 km or 334 mi	Dammam	$1059
554 km or 345 mi	Shiraz	$505
560 km or 348 mi	Qatif	$778
568 km or 353 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
568 km or 353 mi	Marvdasht	$485
574 km or 357 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
578 km or 359 mi	Iranshahr	$559
584 km or 363 mi	Kerman	$700
595 km or 370 mi	Jubail	$917
601 km or 373 mi	Borazjan	$457
603 km or 375 mi	Kazerun	$471
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$454
703 km or 437 mi	Yasuj	$459
721 km or 448 mi	Zahedan	$717
743 km or 461 mi	Yazd	$517
773 km or 481 mi	Behbahan	$469

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