Giza vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Giza	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$318	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$90.3	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$183	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$154	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$23.7	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$138	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	83	16
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	5.6M	60.7K

The cost of living in Giza is 43% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 9160th and 8102nd ($318 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Egypt and Eswatini, respectively. Check Egypt vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Giza compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Giza ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5740th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Giza vs Mbabane

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	Giza	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.7	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.8	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$66.3	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$279	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$131	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.12	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.86%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$603	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$314	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$1.96	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.39	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.28	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.27	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.26	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.11	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.96	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.57	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.59	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.82	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.5	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.68	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.01	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.6	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$49.6	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1943	$4495

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Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813

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