Mbabane vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$254
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
44
😀 Quality of life
42
68
🏙️ Population
94.9K
1.42M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 50% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8054th and 4635th ($558 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6934th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$8464

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$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646