Jerusalem vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jerusalem	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2483	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5802	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$2357	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$720	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3437	$299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	77	16
😀 Quality of life	86	44
🏙️ Population	936K	76.2K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 281% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 911th and 7572nd ($2483 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Eswatini, respectively. Check Israel vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Jerusalem ranked 2nd best city to live in Israel vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 410th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Mbabane

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	Jerusalem	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.3	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$19.1	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.2	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1637	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1119	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2975	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.9	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16323	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9037	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.4	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.36	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.97	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$152	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1104	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27069	$5212

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1122
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$895
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$2154
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1062
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1821
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2346
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$2066
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2270
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2260
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2288
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2253
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2192
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2385
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2449
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$2031
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2451
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$910
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2147
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2320
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2702
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2346
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$2145
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2110
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$3089
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2432
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2274
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$546
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2207
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1946
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1962
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1761

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633