Mbabane vs Niamey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Niamey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$254
$593
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$741
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$37.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
12
😀 Quality of life
42
37
🏙️ Population
94.9K
1.03M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 45% less expensive than in Niamey. Cities ranked 8054th and 5267th ($558 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Niger, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Niger comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.3 months in Niamey. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Niamey ranked 1st in Niger, while ranked 6934th and 7591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Niamey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$46.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$1456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$7.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$2.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$54.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$7.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$4528

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$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
231 km or 143 mi Dori
$677
249 km or 155 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
342 km or 212 mi Sokoto
$219
401 km or 249 mi Manga
$678
415 km or 258 mi Ouagadougou
$750
452 km or 281 mi Kara
$620
490 km or 304 mi Ouahigouya
$673
505 km or 314 mi Koudougou
$664
514 km or 320 mi Sokode
$617
516 km or 321 mi Gusau
$249
530 km or 329 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Maradi
$978
559 km or 347 mi Tamale
$443
563 km or 350 mi Sotouboua
$616
597 km or 371 mi Katsina
$233
610 km or 379 mi Save
$676
615 km or 382 mi Dedougou
$677
617 km or 384 mi Ilorin
$314
650 km or 404 mi Minna
$313
653 km or 405 mi Nouna
$680
662 km or 411 mi Oyo
$407
665 km or 413 mi Zaria
$265
668 km or 415 mi Kaduna
$210
674 km or 419 mi Atakpame
$617
693 km or 430 mi Osogbo
$310
703 km or 437 mi Abomey
$677
708 km or 440 mi Ibadan
$262
715 km or 444 mi Kano
$210
720 km or 447 mi Abeokuta
$826
723 km or 450 mi Ife
$250
729 km or 453 mi Hohoe
$482
738 km or 458 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
741 km or 460 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
743 km or 462 mi Zinder
$976
751 km or 467 mi Kpalime
$616
768 km or 477 mi Abuja
$288
773 km or 480 mi Akure
$243
783 km or 487 mi Porto-Novo
$697
788 km or 489 mi Ho
$353
795 km or 494 mi Cotonou
$732