Mbabane vs Moroni - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Moroni
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2690
🏠 One person rent	$245	$665
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	16	1
😀 Quality of life	38	11
🏙️ Population	60.7K	74.7K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 49% less expensive than in Moroni. Cities ranked 8102nd and 4807th ($562 vs $1105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Comoros, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Comoros comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.6 months in Moroni. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Moroni ranked 1st in Comoros, while ranked 7231st and 9179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Moroni

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	Mbabane	Moroni
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$5.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$7.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$511
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$1061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$64.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$98
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$1481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$1246
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$56.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$13253

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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 Moroni

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Domoni	$1100
246 km or 153 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
326 km or 202 mi	Pemba	$1506
414 km or 258 mi	Nacala	$1150
574 km or 357 mi	Nampula	$872
698 km or 434 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
760 km or 472 mi	Zanzibar	$552
760 km or 472 mi	Stone Town	$523
819 km or 509 mi	Morogoro	$486
868 km or 539 mi	Tanga	$545
918 km or 571 mi	Mangochi	$493
925 km or 575 mi	Antananarivo	$507
938 km or 583 mi	Mombasa	$580
941 km or 585 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
949 km or 590 mi	Zomba	$457
965 km or 600 mi	Mulanje	$461
969 km or 602 mi	Quelimane	$675
974 km or 605 mi	Toamasina	$447
992 km or 617 mi	Ntcheu	$492
994 km or 617 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1000 km or 621 mi	Blantyre	$507
1005 km or 624 mi	Malindi	$498
1005 km or 624 mi	Mzuzu	$525
1023 km or 636 mi	Dodoma	$502
1052 km or 653 mi	Mzimba	$566
1057 km or 657 mi	Lilongwe	$587
1117 km or 694 mi	Mbeya	$461
1136 km or 706 mi	Moshi	$561
1154 km or 717 mi	Tete	$825
1176 km or 731 mi	Arusha	$638
1274 km or 792 mi	Beira	$1003
1296 km or 805 mi	Toliara	$389
1311 km or 815 mi	Machakos	$408
1328 km or 825 mi	Kasama	$748
1335 km or 829 mi	Chimoio	$947
1359 km or 844 mi	Nairobi	$760
1366 km or 849 mi	Thika	$589
1393 km or 865 mi	Mutare	$752
1446 km or 899 mi	Meru	$541
1448 km or 900 mi	Marondera	$794