Jeddah vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1413
🏠 One person rent
$495
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$487
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
45
16
😀 Quality of life
73
42
🏙️ Population
4.7M
94.9K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 97% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4731st and 8054th ($1100 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Eswatini, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 1616th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Mbabane

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Jeddah Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.69
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$23.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$4606

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$1032
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$1361
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$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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