Mbabane vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$245	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	38	95
🏙️ Population	60.7K	8.8M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 87% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8102nd and 3rd ($562 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 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 7231st and 22nd 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	$2.96	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$21465

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111