Mbabane vs Ouagadougou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbabane	Ouagadougou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1413	$1906
🏠 One person rent	$254	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$487	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$91.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$441
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	16	21
😀 Quality of life	42	23
🏙️ Population	94.9K	2.45M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 26% less expensive than in Ouagadougou. Cities ranked 8054th and 6572nd ($558 vs $750) 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 6934th and 8867th 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	$2.85	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.14	$3.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.98%	7.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$275
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$235	$171
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$4.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$2.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$8.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$7.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$86.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4606	$15142

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$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

Cities near Ouagadougou

Distance	City	Cost of living
91 km or 57 mi	Koudougou	$664
92 km or 57 mi	Manga	$678
153 km or 95 mi	Leo	$675
166 km or 103 mi	Ouahigouya	$673
210 km or 130 mi	Fada N'gourma	$674
210 km or 131 mi	Dedougou	$677
255 km or 158 mi	Dori	$677
256 km or 159 mi	Nouna	$680
326 km or 203 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
336 km or 209 mi	Tamale	$443
415 km or 258 mi	Niamey	$1006
431 km or 268 mi	Kara	$620
464 km or 288 mi	Sikasso	$479
475 km or 295 mi	Sokode	$617
503 km or 313 mi	Sotouboua	$616
513 km or 319 mi	Markala	$471
527 km or 327 mi	Segou	$470
551 km or 342 mi	Korhogo	$976
611 km or 380 mi	Atakpame	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Hohoe	$482
631 km or 392 mi	Kumasi	$416
646 km or 401 mi	Bouake	$923
650 km or 404 mi	Kpalime	$616
652 km or 405 mi	Save	$676
655 km or 407 mi	Banamba	$471
656 km or 407 mi	Bougouni	$472
657 km or 408 mi	Koulikoro	$471
662 km or 411 mi	Abengourou	$874
676 km or 420 mi	Ho	$353
685 km or 426 mi	Obuasi	$459
693 km or 430 mi	Abomey	$677
702 km or 436 mi	Bamako	$518
710 km or 441 mi	Koforidua	$497
738 km or 459 mi	Sokoto	$219
740 km or 460 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
755 km or 469 mi	Lome	$678
759 km or 471 mi	Ashaiman	$512
762 km or 474 mi	Tema	$446
765 km or 476 mi	Accra	$582
773 km or 480 mi	Agboville	$892