Johannesburg vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$403	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	72	16
😀 Quality of life	61	42
🏙️ Population	4.43M	94.9K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 63% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5921st and 8054th ($908 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Africa and Eswatini, respectively. Check South Africa vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5184th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Mbabane

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	Johannesburg	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.41	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$4606

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550