Mbabane vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$2731
🏠 One person rent	$287	$612
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$1215
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$1262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	16	96
😀 Quality of life	38	74
🏙️ Population	60.7K	13M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 42% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5091st ($623 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Russia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 7128th and 1280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Moscow

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	Mbabane	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$11652

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$736
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$583
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$633
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$672
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$566
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$660
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$606
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$590
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$507
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$616
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$515
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$498
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$623
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$471
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$450
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$461
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$551
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$639
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$480
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$508
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$457
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$419
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$298
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$682
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$447
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$415
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$467
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$376
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$514
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$469
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$449
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$451
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$541