Maputo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maputo	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$966	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2229	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$466	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$129	$299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	30	16
😀 Quality of life	42	44
🏙️ Population	1.13M	76.2K

The cost of living in Maputo is 48% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5915th and 7572nd ($966 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Mozambique and Eswatini, respectively. Check Mozambique vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7630th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Mbabane

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	Maputo	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.8	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.13	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$482	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.5	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.1	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.33%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4210	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2095	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.94	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.72	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.25	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.83	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.7	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$143	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5840	$5212

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$916
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$511
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$652
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$912
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$899
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$910
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$792
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$892
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$967
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1049
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1089
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$958
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$948
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$765
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1057
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$875
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$826
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$681
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$628
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$551
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$861
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$630
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$731
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$901
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$697
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$952
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$662

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