Mbabane vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mbabane	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$2892
🏠 One person rent	$285	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$299	$1360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	16	94
😀 Quality of life	44	89
🏙️ Population	76.2K	4.05M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 41% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7572nd and 5023rd ($652 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eswatini and Taiwan, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7373rd and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs New Taipei

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	Mbabane	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$4.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.74	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$70.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	2.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$380	$13830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$285	$7127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$9.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$9.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.35	$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$7.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.88	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$656
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$18576

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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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1257
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$941
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$997
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$796
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$882
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$937
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$709
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$957
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$888
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$879
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$889
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$910
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$656
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$668
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$841
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$910
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$654
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1067
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$634
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$630
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$999
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$705
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$903
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$763
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$723
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$682
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$677
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1064
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$634
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$697
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$698
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$610
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$598
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$667
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$617
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$465
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$665
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$602