Mbabane vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$245
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$484
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
43
😀 Quality of life
38
70
🏙️ Population
60.7K
1.42M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 48% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8102nd and 4892nd ($562 vs $1090) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Oman, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 7231st and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.22
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$360
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.73%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$245
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.45
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.16
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.51
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4495
$10296

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551