Maputo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$520	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	28	16
😀 Quality of life	38	38
🏙️ Population	1.13M	60.7K

The cost of living in Maputo is 79% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4869th and 7532nd ($1116 vs $623) 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 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7151st and 7128th 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	$10.9	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$5172

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

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