Mbabane vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$2316
🏠 One person rent	$287	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$622
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$1656
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	68 km
🎓 Higher education	16	41
😀 Quality of life	38	53
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.43M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 34% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6019th ($623 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.8 months in Mecca. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7128th 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	$3.14	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$4675

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Jeddah	$1123
329 km or 204 mi	Bisha	$895
338 km or 210 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
339 km or 211 mi	Medina	$853
350 km or 218 mi	Yanbu	$837
354 km or 220 mi	Bareq	$895
453 km or 282 mi	Abha	$915
606 km or 377 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
620 km or 385 mi	Ar Rass	$828
628 km or 390 mi	Najran	$934
642 km or 399 mi	Al Wajh	$879
644 km or 400 mi	Keren	$491
648 km or 403 mi	Sa'dah	$488
649 km or 403 mi	Massawa	$492
670 km or 416 mi	Unaizah	$940
684 km or 425 mi	Asmara	$524
703 km or 437 mi	Ha'il	$944
735 km or 457 mi	Mendefera	$490
738 km or 458 mi	Atbara	$1094
756 km or 470 mi	Kassala	$988
769 km or 478 mi	Aswan	$324
790 km or 491 mi	Riyadh	$1586
807 km or 501 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
818 km or 508 mi	Sanaa	$550
842 km or 523 mi	Sayyan	$491
842 km or 523 mi	Tabuk	$988
873 km or 542 mi	Luxor	$314
884 km or 549 mi	Mekelle	$686
884 km or 549 mi	Zabid	$489
890 km or 553 mi	Hurghada	$278
895 km or 556 mi	Qena	$333
904 km or 562 mi	Dhamar	$491
909 km or 565 mi	El Gouna	$294
912 km or 567 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
933 km or 580 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$821
947 km or 588 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
948 km or 589 mi	Ibb	$504
951 km or 591 mi	Sakakah	$806
951 km or 591 mi	Dahab	$393
979 km or 608 mi	Taiz	$514