Isfahan vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Isfahan	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$523	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1618	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$211	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$639	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$170	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.9	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$240	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	66	16
😀 Quality of life	48	38
🏙️ Population	1.96M	60.7K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 7% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8454th and 8102nd ($523 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 1st in Iran and Eswatini, respectively. Check Iran vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Isfahan compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Isfahan ranked 5th best city to live in Iran vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6375th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Mbabane

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	Isfahan	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.5	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.01	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$0.88	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$175	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$545	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.25	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.95	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.5%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1187	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.88	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.99	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.9	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.48	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$15.9	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.7	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.1	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$115	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.2	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$594	$4495

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688

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