Jeddah vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$512	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	45	16
😀 Quality of life	76	38
🏙️ Population	4.7M	60.7K

The cost of living in Jeddah is 104% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4650th and 8102nd ($1146 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 860th and 7231st 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	$6.67	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$4495

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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