Houston vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$701
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	91	38
🏙️ Population	2.3M	60.7K

The cost of living in Houston is 303% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1229th and 8102nd ($2265 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Eswatini, respectively. Check the United States vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 97th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$4495

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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