Mbabane vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$765
🏠 One person rent
$254
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
36
😀 Quality of life
42
17
🏙️ Population
94.9K
1.48M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 58% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8054th and 9080th ($558 vs $354) 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 0.3 months in Onitsha. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6934th and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$704

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$447
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$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
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$866
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$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
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$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617