Mbabane vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$257	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	100
😀 Quality of life	29	95
🏙️ Population	76.2K	8.8M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7924th and 4th ($607 vs $4202) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 8819th and 15th 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	$4.14	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$21713

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192