Jerusalem vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	85	38
🏙️ Population	936K	60.7K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 276% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 1551st and 8102nd ($2114 vs $562) 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 374th and 7231st 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	$22.2	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$4495

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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