Mbabane vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$2992
🏠 One person rent	$287	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$1087
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$370
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$1661
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	38	87
🏙️ Population	60.7K	4.04M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 41% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5212th ($623 vs $1060) 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 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 7128th and 279th 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	$3.14	$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$13786

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1158
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$868
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$745
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$828
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$864
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$698
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$931
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$841
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$818
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$761
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$707
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$706
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$661
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$801
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$841
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$683
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$666
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$719
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$821
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$776
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$807
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$673
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$712
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$642
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$719
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$702
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$713
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$643
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$731
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$708
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$633
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$592
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$716
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$605