Mbabane vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$4001
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1006
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$403
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$1104
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	16	96
😀 Quality of life	29	72
🏙️ Population	76.2K	13.3M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 64% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7924th and 3277th ($607 vs $1678) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 8819th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mbabane	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$20160

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749