Los Angeles vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$299
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	99	16
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	3.9M	76.2K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 418% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 72nd and 7572nd ($3378 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 55th and 7373rd 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	$21.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$5212

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633