London vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	London	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3740	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8537	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$2516	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$4294	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$631	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$412	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3678	$299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	96	44
🏙️ Population	8.8M	76.2K

The cost of living in London is 474% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 20th and 7572nd ($3740 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Eswatini, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in London compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 12th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Mbabane

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	London	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.2	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.94	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2958	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2140	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4865	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20369	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10989	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.62	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.9	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.87	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.25	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.71	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.79	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.6	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.84	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.87	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.44	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.5	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.3	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.9	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2594	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30567	$5212

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633