Mbabane vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$1431
🏠 One person rent
$261
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$360
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
16
29
😀 Quality of life
42
32
🏙️ Population
60.7K
42.7K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 9% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 7826th and 8291st ($599 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eswatini and Kenya, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 0.7 months in Meru. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7530th and 8680th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$38.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.39
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$98.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
15.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$348
$1175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$258
$1345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$5.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.73
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.34
$3.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$68.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4704
$8839

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$908
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$915
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$827
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$838
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$830
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$740
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$826
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$915
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$892
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$975
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$984
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1082
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$890
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$706
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$984
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$875
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$892
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$940
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$731
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$808
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$762
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$762
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$650
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$598
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$833
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$668
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$637
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$577
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$698
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$514
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$637
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$607
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$536
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$901
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$587

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$460
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$811
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$420
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$503
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$528
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
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$526
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$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
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$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
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$687
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$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524