Izmir vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$437	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	68	16
😀 Quality of life	68	38
🏙️ Population	2.95M	60.7K

The cost of living in Izmir is 62% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5990th and 8102nd ($909 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Izmir compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 3369th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Mbabane

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	Izmir	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.23	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$4495

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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