Mbabane vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$245	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	16	96
😀 Quality of life	38	95
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.75M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 55% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 8102nd and 4366th ($562 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Eswatini and Japan, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 7231st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Osaka

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	Mbabane	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$8318

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$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

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008