Los Angeles vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	16
😀 Quality of life	93	38
🏙️ Population	3.9M	60.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 469% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 80th and 8102nd ($3196 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 1st in the United States and Eswatini, respectively. Check the United States vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 58th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mbabane

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	Los Angeles	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$4495

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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