Mbabane vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$2032
🏠 One person rent	$261	$357
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$64.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	16	27
😀 Quality of life	42	66
🏙️ Population	60.7K	149K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 28% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7826th and 6542nd ($599 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eswatini and Mauritius, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 0.8 months in Port Louis. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Port Louis ranked 2nd in Mauritius, while ranked 7530th and 4910th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Port Louis

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	Mbabane	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$3.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$504
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$49.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$1153
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$8.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$6.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$4881

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587

Cities near Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$774
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$834
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$842
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$822
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$812
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1561
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1590
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$476
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$453
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1207
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1585
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1207
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1168
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1511
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$935
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$692
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$996
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$458
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$506
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$496
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$493
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$609