Mbabane vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$285
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
42
😀 Quality of life
44
74
🏙️ Population
76.2K
1.42M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 43% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7572nd and 4940th ($652 vs $1135) 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 0.5 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 7373rd and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Muscat

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Mbabane Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.74
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$380
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$285
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.88
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$10792

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$511
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465