Mbabane vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$254
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
42
52
🏙️ Population
94.9K
1.18M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 37% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8054th and 6017th ($558 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th 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 Medina. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6934th and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$9496

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964