Mbabane vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	16	93
😀 Quality of life	38	98
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.14M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 73% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8102nd and 1654th ($562 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Eswatini and Australia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7231st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Perth

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	Mbabane	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645