Jerusalem vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	87	42
🏙️ Population	936K	60.7K

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 309% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 950th and 7826th ($2447 vs $599) 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 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 351st and 7530th 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	$24.3	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$4704

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587