Male vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Male	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1284	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2919	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$835	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$1638	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$324	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.8	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1041	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	7	16
😀 Quality of life	63	42
🏙️ Population	133K	94.9K

The cost of living in Male is 130% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4218th and 8054th ($1284 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Maldives and Eswatini, respectively. Check Maldives vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 4858th and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Mbabane

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	Male	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.5	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.63	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1667	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1337	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.5	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$106	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.63%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2469	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1990	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.66	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.3	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.67	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.84	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.12	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.34	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.16	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.5	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.24	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.31	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$141	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3438	$4606

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550