Lome vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lome	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1774	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$306	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$499	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$297	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$534	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	17	16
😀 Quality of life	40	38
🏙️ Population	2.19M	60.7K

The cost of living in Lome is 34% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6657th and 8102nd ($755 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Togo and Eswatini, respectively. Check Togo vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lome compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Lome ranked 1st best city to live in Togo vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6989th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lome vs Mbabane

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	Lome	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.24	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.57	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$299	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$527	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$271	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.7	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.95%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1155	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$420	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.09	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.39	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.45	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.6	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.47	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.8	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$30.4	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4691	$4495

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lome

Distance	City	Cost of living
99 km or 61 mi	Ho	$354
109 km or 68 mi	Kpalime	$632
135 km or 84 mi	Cotonou	$709
140 km or 87 mi	Hohoe	$575
145 km or 90 mi	Abomey	$590
147 km or 91 mi	Tema	$553
147 km or 91 mi	Ashaiman	$560
155 km or 97 mi	Atakpame	$647
159 km or 99 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
165 km or 102 mi	Koforidua	$588
167 km or 104 mi	Accra	$729
243 km or 151 mi	Lagos	$1113
253 km or 157 mi	Save	$613
261 km or 162 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
272 km or 169 mi	Sotouboua	$649
317 km or 197 mi	Sokode	$651
320 km or 199 mi	Kumasi	$433
321 km or 200 mi	Obuasi	$551
329 km or 204 mi	Ibadan	$776
354 km or 220 mi	Oyo	$677
357 km or 222 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
380 km or 236 mi	Kara	$658
398 km or 247 mi	Ife	$779
411 km or 256 mi	Osogbo	$695
430 km or 267 mi	Tamale	$507
452 km or 281 mi	Ilorin	$535
456 km or 283 mi	Akure	$634
471 km or 293 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
486 km or 302 mi	Benin	$558
496 km or 308 mi	Owo	$651
505 km or 314 mi	Warri	$881
526 km or 327 mi	Abengourou	$889
558 km or 347 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
587 km or 365 mi	Abidjan	$1022
602 km or 374 mi	Agboville	$882
615 km or 382 mi	Onitsha	$972
626 km or 389 mi	Dabou	$882
646 km or 401 mi	Awka	$805
647 km or 402 mi	Owerri	$1611
658 km or 409 mi	Port Harcourt	$679

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