Mbabane vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$711
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2049
🏠 One person rent	$245	$230
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	26
😀 Quality of life	38	12
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.12M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 21% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8102nd and 6832nd ($562 vs $711) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Somalia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 7231st and 9139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Mogadishu

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	Mbabane	Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$72.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$4805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$8866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$5.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$5.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$51.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$60
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$73.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$879

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

Cities near Mogadishu

Distance	City	Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi	Baidoa	$706
824 km or 512 mi	Malindi	$498
849 km or 527 mi	Hargeisa	$660
860 km or 534 mi	Jijiga	$764
883 km or 549 mi	Harar	$718
883 km or 549 mi	Meru	$541
909 km or 565 mi	Borama	$518
923 km or 573 mi	Dire Dawa	$756
925 km or 575 mi	Mombasa	$580
944 km or 586 mi	Awasa	$886
980 km or 609 mi	Thika	$589
981 km or 610 mi	Machakos	$408
1017 km or 632 mi	Nairobi	$760
1051 km or 653 mi	Tanga	$545
1054 km or 655 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1060 km or 659 mi	Dikhil	$542
1063 km or 661 mi	Nakuru	$500
1066 km or 663 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1072 km or 666 mi	Moshi	$561
1090 km or 677 mi	Djibouti City	$571
1127 km or 700 mi	Obock	$540
1131 km or 703 mi	Eldoret	$483
1131 km or 703 mi	Jimma	$654
1135 km or 705 mi	Arusha	$638
1139 km or 708 mi	Stone Town	$523
1139 km or 708 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1191 km or 740 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1191 km or 740 mi	Dessie	$838
1197 km or 744 mi	Aden	$503
1201 km or 747 mi	Kisumu	$522
1222 km or 759 mi	Mumias	$490
1246 km or 774 mi	Mbale	$605
1250 km or 777 mi	Tororo	$602
1291 km or 802 mi	Taiz	$507
1303 km or 810 mi	Morogoro	$486
1332 km or 828 mi	Ibb	$496
1346 km or 836 mi	Victoria	$1495
1361 km or 846 mi	Jinja	$562
1370 km or 851 mi	Zabid	$482
1377 km or 855 mi	Bahir Dar	$752