Mbabane vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$696
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$822
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$1045
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$838
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$909
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$997
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$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
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$848
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$674
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$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
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$689
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
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$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
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$600
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$862
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$585

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1158
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$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
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$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
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$654
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$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
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$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
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$713
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$643
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$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
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$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605