London vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	99	38
🏙️ Population	8.8M	60.7K

The cost of living in London is 450% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 37th and 7532nd ($3427 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 2nd and 7128th 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	$23	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$5172

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585