Hamburg City vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hamburg City	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5194	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$1163	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2033	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$276	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4099	$299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	84	16
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	1.91M	76.2K

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 236% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1513th and 7572nd ($2194 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Hamburg City compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Hamburg City ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 31st and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Mbabane

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	Hamburg City	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.9	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.94	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.9	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.63	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1644	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9649	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5540	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.53	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.1	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.5	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.3	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23203	$5212

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1650
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1635
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1623
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1667
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1569
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1626
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1662
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1598
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1624
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1554
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1685
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1563
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1586
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1767
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1588
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1716
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1571
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1580
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1648
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1586
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1494
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1588
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1525
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1559
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1574
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1498
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1566
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1825
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1337
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1752
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1470
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1529
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1563
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1443
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1575
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1583
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1492

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633