Ibadan vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ibadan Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$262
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$784
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$126
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$78
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.5
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$81.5
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
47
16
😀 Quality of life
34
42
🏙️ Population
2.55M
94.9K

The cost of living in Ibadan is 53% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 9275th and 8054th ($262 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Nigeria and Eswatini, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Ibadan compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Ibadan ranked 2nd best city to live in Nigeria vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7930th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ibadan Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$0.63
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$8.61
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.24
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.3
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$409
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$381
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$5.19
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.9
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.41
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.34%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$540
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$173
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.13
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.58
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.62
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.21
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.62
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.12
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.6
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.86
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.88
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.08
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.58
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.43
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$10.5
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.26
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.7
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.69
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$17.6
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$532
$4606

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Distance City Cost of living
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$407
68 km or 42 mi Abeokuta
$826
72 km or 45 mi Ife
$250
83 km or 51 mi Osogbo
$310
120 km or 74 mi Lagos
$448
141 km or 88 mi Ilorin
$314
142 km or 88 mi Akure
$243
145 km or 90 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
173 km or 107 mi Save
$676
176 km or 109 mi Porto-Novo
$697
185 km or 115 mi Owo
$272
201 km or 125 mi Cotonou
$732
214 km or 133 mi Abomey
$677
223 km or 138 mi Benin
$315
291 km or 181 mi Warri
$351
308 km or 191 mi Atakpame
$617
329 km or 204 mi Lome
$678
345 km or 214 mi Onitsha
$354
348 km or 216 mi Sotouboua
$616
354 km or 220 mi Sokode
$617
367 km or 228 mi Kpalime
$616
372 km or 231 mi Awka
$325
381 km or 237 mi Hohoe
$482
381 km or 237 mi Minna
$313
384 km or 238 mi Kara
$620
390 km or 242 mi Ho
$353
405 km or 252 mi Owerri
$507
409 km or 254 mi Enugu
$290
434 km or 270 mi Abuja
$288
445 km or 277 mi Umuahia
$330
450 km or 280 mi Port Harcourt
$327
458 km or 285 mi Aba
$233
475 km or 295 mi Tema
$446
476 km or 295 mi Ashaiman
$512
484 km or 301 mi Koforidua
$497
495 km or 308 mi Accra
$582
520 km or 323 mi Kaduna
$210
558 km or 347 mi Calabar
$237
570 km or 354 mi Tamale
$443
582 km or 362 mi Zaria
$265

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550