Luanda vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$496	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	19	16
😀 Quality of life	53	38
🏙️ Population	2.49M	60.7K

The cost of living in Luanda is 80% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5424th and 8102nd ($1012 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Angola and Eswatini, respectively. Check Angola vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6024th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Mbabane

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	Luanda	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$4495

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961

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