Mbabane vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbabane	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$1032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1413	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$254	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$487	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$1784
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	16	41
😀 Quality of life	42	54
🏙️ Population	94.9K	1.68M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 46% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8054th and 5103rd ($558 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eswatini and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6934th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Mecca

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	Mbabane	Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.14	$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$275
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.98%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$1443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$235	$1095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$3.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$6.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$127
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$4.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$38.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4606	$4708

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1100
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$938
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$892
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$844
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$920
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$923
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1085
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$860
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$1047
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$466
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$467
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$467
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$1013
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$498
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$996
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$466
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1095
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$1061
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$280
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1642
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$523
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$467
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$1000
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$404
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$800
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$466
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$434
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$443
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$470
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$440
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$481
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$854
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$625
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$490