London vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	97	29
🏙️ Population	8.8M	76.2K

The cost of living in London is 503% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 28th and 7924th ($3662 vs $607) 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 1.3 months in London compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 4th and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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	London	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$5969

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632