Mbabane vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2390
🏠 One person rent	$245	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$99.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$559
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	16	22
😀 Quality of life	38	21
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.45M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 35% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8102nd and 6195th ($562 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Burkina Faso, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Burkina Faso comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.6 months in Ouagadougou. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Ouagadougou ranked 1st in Burkina Faso, while ranked 7231st and 8814th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Ouagadougou

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	Mbabane	Ouagadougou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$7.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$368
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$194
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$547
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$50.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	12.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$8.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$15761

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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 Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$743
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$774
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$753
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$756
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$772
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$735
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$771
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$733
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$507
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1019
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$658
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$499
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$651
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$649
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$489
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$490
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$916
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$647
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$575
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$433
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$937
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$632
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$613
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$491
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$489
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$490
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$889
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$354
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$551
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$590
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$569
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$588
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$426
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$755
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$553
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$729
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$882