Frankfurt vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Frankfurt	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2251	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5339	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$1290	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$2248	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4308	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	88	16
😀 Quality of life	93	29
🏙️ Population	776K	76.2K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 271% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1384th and 7924th ($2251 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and Eswatini, respectively. Check Germany vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 48th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Mbabane

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	Frankfurt	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.9	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.71	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1017	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1825	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.59%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8499	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4451	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.42	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.2	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.7	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.34	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.2	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.7	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.7	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$823	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21222	$5969

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778

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