Mbabane vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	16	99
😀 Quality of life	38	90
🏙️ Population	60.7K	1.6M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 78% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 8102nd and 664th ($562 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 610th in Eswatini and the United States, respectively. Check Eswatini vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 7231st and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Philadelphia

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	Mbabane	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693