Istanbul vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$649	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	76	38
🏙️ Population	15.7M	60.7K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 122% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4347th and 8102nd ($1248 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and Eswatini, respectively. Check Turkey vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 850th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Mbabane

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	Istanbul	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$4495

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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