Mbabane vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2129
🏠 One person rent
$245
$590
🏘️ Family rent
$484
$1043
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$103
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
36
😀 Quality of life
38
12
🏙️ Population
60.7K
1.48M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 42% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8102nd and 5680th ($562 vs $972) 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 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Onitsha ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 7231st and 9148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.22
$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$0.92
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$360
$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.73%
16.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$642
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$245
$1019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$4.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$6.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$6.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.45
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.16
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$1.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$99.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.51
$7.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$8.22
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$1.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4495
$1617

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$442
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$964
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$1068
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$763
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$784
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$795
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$678
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$785
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$1003
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$807
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$906
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$953
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$993
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$837
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$672
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$923
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$820
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$809
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$889
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$695
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$768
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$722
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$748
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$621
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$567
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$780
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$691
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$665
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$631
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$657
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$540
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$664
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$628
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$852
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$624

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
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$1611
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$462
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$883
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$558
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$621
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$881
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$679
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$651
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$634
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$384
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$779
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$695
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$1502
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$764
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$776
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$741
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$601
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$535
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$655
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$677
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$553
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$1113
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$743
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$1030
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1265
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$555
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$670
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$820
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$709
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$371
518 km or 322 mi Save
$613
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$590
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$526
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$759
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1121
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$747
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$755
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$647