Los Angeles vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$761
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	16
😀 Quality of life	94	38
🏙️ Population	3.9M	60.7K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 411% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 72nd and 7532nd ($3187 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 47th and 7128th 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	$21.6	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$5172

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

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