Mbabane vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$261	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	21
😀 Quality of life	42	27
🏙️ Population	60.7K	1.02M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 12% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7826th and 8410th ($599 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Liberia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7530th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Monrovia

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	Mbabane	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$3157

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$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

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541