Male vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1577
🏠 One person rent
$805
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$474
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$299
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
8
16
😀 Quality of life
64
44
🏙️ Population
133K
76.2K

The cost of living in Male is 101% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4552nd and 7572nd ($1311 vs $652) 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 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5347th and 7373rd 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
$6.02
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$5212

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$1379
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$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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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