Istanbul vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$675	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	78	42
🏙️ Population	15.7M	60.7K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 115% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4522nd and 7826th ($1288 vs $599) 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 0.6 months in Mbabane. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 1015th and 7530th 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	$10.5	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$4704

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587