Male vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Male	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1295	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3008	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$809	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$1621	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.7	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	7	16
😀 Quality of life	61	38
🏙️ Population	133K	60.7K

The cost of living in Male is 108% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4342nd and 7532nd ($1295 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5145th and 7128th 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	$5.57	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$851	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1368	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$98.8	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.54%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2675	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.64	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.66	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.81	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.2	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.38	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.9	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.27	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.9	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.33	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$170	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3225	$5172

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352

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