Mbabane vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	38	97
🏙️ Population	60.7K	8.8M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5th ($623 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 7128th and 13th 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	$3.14	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$20585

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$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
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$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
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$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
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108