Mbabane vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	99
😀 Quality of life	29	94
🏙️ Population	76.2K	2.1M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 75% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 7924th and 964th ($607 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and France, respectively. Check Eswatini vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 8819th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Paris

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	Mbabane	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$19577

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506