Mbabane vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$607
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1485
$1621
🏠 One person rent
$257
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$676
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$75.2
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
37
😀 Quality of life
29
26
🏙️ Population
76.2K
1.48M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 24% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 7924th and 6787th ($607 vs $795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eswatini and Nigeria, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Onitsha ranked 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 8819th and 8900th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Onitsha

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Mbabane Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.14
$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.7%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.73
$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5969
$1896

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$494
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$912
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$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
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$902
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$875
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$784
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$693
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$1364
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$564
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$773
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$627
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$591
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$786
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$559
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$531
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$488
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$373
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$597
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$670
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$575
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1375
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$821
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$658
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$1272
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$627
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$518
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$738
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$639
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$699
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$946
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$692
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$995
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1156
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$759
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$768
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$760
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$830
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$323
518 km or 322 mi Save
$654
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$596
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$517
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$672
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1209
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$666
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$759
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$657