London vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$681
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	98	42
🏙️ Population	8.91M	94.9K

The cost of living in London is 495% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 38th and 8054th ($3321 vs $558) 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 1.2 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 5th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in London vs Mbabane infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/london/mbabane.jpg" alt="Cost of living in London vs Mbabane infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/london/mbabane" target="_blank">London vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in London vs Mbabane

Prices for goods and services in London and Mbabane are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	London	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$4606

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550