Maputo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maputo	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$915	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2130	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$428	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$677	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.3	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$111	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	29	16
😀 Quality of life	42	42
🏙️ Population	1.13M	60.7K

The cost of living in Maputo is 53% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6137th and 7826th ($915 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 0.6 months in Mbabane. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 7527th and 7530th 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	$9.36	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.79	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$415	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$253	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.6	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$90.5	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.12%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2063	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.02	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.03	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.8	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.89	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.8	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5749	$4704

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587