London vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$701
😷 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 486% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 58th and 8102nd ($3296 vs $562) 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 1.3 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 4th and 7231st 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	$21.4	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$4495

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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