Maputo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maputo	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1014	$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2304	$1485
🏠 One person rent	$513	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$819	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.7	$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$114	$399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	30	16
😀 Quality of life	42	29
🏙️ Population	1.13M	76.2K

The cost of living in Maputo is 67% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5473rd and 7924th ($1014 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Mbabane. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 7657th and 8819th 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	$10.1	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.24	$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$541	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$339	$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$983	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$582	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$87.9	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	26.73%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4186	$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2086	$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.7	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.65	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.84	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.87	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.6	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$122	$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5827	$5969

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$494
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$607
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$882
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$875
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$902
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$784
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$851
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$997
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$1015
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$1104
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$912
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$938
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$742
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$1031
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$950
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$994
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$872
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$811
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$660
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$615
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$549
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$840
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$611
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$723
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$903
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$691
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$590
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$952
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$953
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$663

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632