Jeddah vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jeddah	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2695	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$511	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$868	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2204	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	16
😀 Quality of life	75	38
🏙️ Population	4.7M	60.7K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 80% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4828th and 7532nd ($1123 vs $623) 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 2 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 1110th and 7128th 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	$6.63	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.03	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.6	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2216	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1138	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.4	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.7	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.59	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.67	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45.3	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.18	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$365	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6009	$5172

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$940
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$837
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$853
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$895
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$895
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$915
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$879
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$491
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$828
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$492
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$934
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1094
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$524
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$324
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$488
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$940
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$944
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$988
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$490
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$988
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$314
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$333
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$278
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1586
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$294
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$550
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$491
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$686
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$393
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$489
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$350
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$806
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$868
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$491

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585