Mbabane vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$599
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1449
$2496
🏠 One person rent
$261
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$433
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.6
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$1722
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
43
😀 Quality of life
42
75
🏙️ Population
60.7K
1.42M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 45% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7826th and 5037th ($599 vs $1081) 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 0.6 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 7530th and 1796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.39
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$443
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.4
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$348
$1488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$258
$1333
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$9.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.77
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.13
$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.73
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.67
$6.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.25
$5.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$50.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.34
$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.3
$83.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$110
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4704
$11063

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$469
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$908
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$915
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$827
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$838
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$830
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$740
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$826
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$915
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$892
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$975
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$984
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1082
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$890
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$706
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$984
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$875
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$892
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$940
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$731
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$808
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$762
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$762
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$650
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$598
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$833
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$668
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$637
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$577
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$698
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$514
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$637
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$607
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$536
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$901
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$587

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1078
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$792
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$573
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1228
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1449
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2521
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1419
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2514
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$624
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$568
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$557
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$808
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$534
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1849
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$530
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1770
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$529
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$604
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1201
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1237
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1230
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$430
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$817
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$553
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$908
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$530
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1008
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$873
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$503
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$477
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$930
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$453