Mbabane vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$254
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$1496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
95
😀 Quality of life
42
88
🏙️ Population
94.9K
4.36M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 45% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8054th and 5229th ($558 vs $1011) 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6934th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$8.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$11035

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$952
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$755
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$783
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$889
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$908
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$776
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$637
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$875
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$698
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$751
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$609
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$780
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$511
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$845
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$625
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$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
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$511
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$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
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$719
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$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
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$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
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$603
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$554
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$689
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$1169
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$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
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$917
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$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
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$694
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$1114
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$689
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$676
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$932
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$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
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$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
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$719
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$1115
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$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
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$719
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$713
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$655
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$811
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$725
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$644
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$588
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$721
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$589