Mbabane vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$2087
🏠 One person rent	$261	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	16	54
😀 Quality of life	42	37
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.81M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 34% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 7826th and 6170th ($599 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Eswatini and Sudan, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Omdurman ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 7530th and 8150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Omdurman

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	Mbabane	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	30.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$8.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$83.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$1919

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587

Cities near Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$896
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$879
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1116
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$857
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$867
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$971
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$1016
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$500
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$964
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$498
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$508
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$533
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$499
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$826
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$944
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$960
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$1039
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$348
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1155
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$1162
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$802
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$520
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$519
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$903
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$791
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$911
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$365
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$1031
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$428
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$918
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$499
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$559
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$527
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$398
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$498