Mbabane vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mbabane	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$299	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	16	90
😀 Quality of life	44	94
🏙️ Population	76.2K	1.51M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 74% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7572nd and 889th ($652 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Germany, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 7373rd and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Munich

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	Mbabane	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.74	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$380	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$285	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.35	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.88	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$16629

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748