Mbabane vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$245	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	94
😀 Quality of life	38	86
🏙️ Population	60.7K	4.04M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 48% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 8102nd and 5000th ($562 vs $1073) 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 7231st and 302nd 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	$2.96	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$18855

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581