Los Angeles vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$352
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	16
😀 Quality of life	94	42
🏙️ Population	3.9M	60.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 461% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 65th and 7826th ($3361 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 74th and 7530th 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	$22.6	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$4704

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587