Jerusalem vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Jerusalem	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2037	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4974	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$1185	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$565	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2358	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	77	16
😀 Quality of life	84	38
🏙️ Population	936K	60.7K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 227% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1770th and 7532nd ($2037 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Israel and Eswatini, respectively. Check Israel vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 358th and 7128th 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	$20.4	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.45	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1355	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1935	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.9	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.96%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12822	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8413	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.6	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.8	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.92	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.26	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$86.1	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.9	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$859	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11066	$5172

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$934
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$952
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1400
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1835
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$721
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1768
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$847
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1536
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1741
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1853
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1866
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1825
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1868
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$1881
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1769
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1836
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1815
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$730
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$1996
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2020
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1751
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2154
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$705
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1795
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2098
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2254
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1918
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1775
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1651
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2085
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1917
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1872
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$692
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1838
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1651
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1632
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1671

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