Mbabane vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Mbabane | Melbourne | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Mbabane is 74% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7826th and 1249th ($599 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eswatini and Australia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Australia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 7530th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Mbabane vs Melbourne
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| Mbabane | Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 148 km or 92 mi | Maputo | |
| 165 km or 103 mi |  Vryheid | |
| 171 km or 106 mi | Bethal | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Middelburg | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Springs | |
| 284 km or 176 mi | Benoni | |
| 287 km or 178 mi | Xai-Xai | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Centurion | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Pretoria | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Sandton | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Johannesburg | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Randburg | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Vereeniging | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Soweto | |
| 334 km or 207 mi | Vanderbijlpark | |
| 348 km or 216 mi | Brits | |
| 370 km or 230 mi | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Durban | |
| 398 km or 247 mi |  Butha-Buthe | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Rustenburg | |
| 406 km or 252 mi | Potchefstroom | |
| 416 km or 259 mi | Kroonstad | |
| 451 km or 280 mi | Klerksdorp | |
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| 477 km or 296 mi | Welkom | |
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| 546 km or 339 mi | Mafeteng | |
| 555 km or 345 mi | Mmabatho | |
| 559 km or 347 mi |  Gaborone | |
| 564 km or 350 mi | Lobatse | |
| 566 km or 352 mi | Mahalapye | |
| 576 km or 358 mi | Bloemfontein | |
| 585 km or 363 mi | Palapye | |
| 601 km or 374 mi | Kanye | |
| 608 km or 378 mi | Molepolole | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.2 km or 2 mi |  South Yarra | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Hoppers Crossing | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Tarneit | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Dandenong | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Sunbury | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Melton | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Frankston | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Berwick | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Cranbourne | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Pakenham | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Geelong | |
| 102 km or 64 mi | Ballarat | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Bendigo | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Traralgon | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Shepparton | |
| 226 km or 140 mi | Warrnambool | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Mount Gambier | |
| 369 km or 230 mi | Wagga Wagga | |
| 392 km or 244 mi | Devonport | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Griffith | |
| 444 km or 276 mi | Launceston | |
| 466 km or 290 mi | Canberra | |
| 477 km or 296 mi | Mildura | |
| 546 km or 339 mi | Goulburn | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Hobart | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Orange | |
| 643 km or 399 mi | Bathurst | |
| 651 km or 405 mi | Wollongong | |
| 655 km or 407 mi | Adelaide | |
| 700 km or 435 mi | Blacktown | |
| 702 km or 436 mi | Dubbo | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Parramatta | |
| 707 km or 440 mi | Kellyville | |
| 713 km or 443 mi | Sydney | |
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| 822 km or 511 mi | Newcastle | |
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