Mbabane vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mbabane	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$285	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$299	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	44	95
🏙️ Population	76.2K	8.8M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7572nd and 4th ($652 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eswatini and the United States, respectively. Check Eswatini vs the United States 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 York City. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 7373rd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs New York City

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	Mbabane	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.74	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$380	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$285	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.35	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.88	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$21999

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188