Lima vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$407	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	78	16
😀 Quality of life	65	38
🏙️ Population	9.94M	60.7K

The cost of living in Lima is 74% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5647th and 8102nd ($977 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Peru and Eswatini, respectively. Check Peru vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 4234th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Mbabane

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	Lima	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$4495

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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