Mbabane vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$245	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	16	27
😀 Quality of life	38	62
🏙️ Population	60.7K	149K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 31% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 8102nd and 6387th ($562 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Mauritius, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 7231st and 4802nd 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	$2.96	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552