Mbabane vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbabane	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1413	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$254	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$487	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$286
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$71.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	16	24
😀 Quality of life	42	20
🏙️ Population	94.9K	264K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 20% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 8054th and 6828th ($558 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eswatini and Benin, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Benin comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.2 months in Porto-Novo. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Porto-Novo ranked 2nd in Benin, while ranked 6934th and 8978th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Porto-Novo

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	Mbabane	Porto-Novo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.14	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$4.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$76.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.98%	5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$8356
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$235	$767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$4.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$9.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$31.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$48
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4606	$6108

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550

Cities near Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$448
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$677
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$826
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$678
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$676
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$262
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$617
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$407
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$616
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$353
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$250
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$482
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$310
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$616
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$243
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$446
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$512
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$314
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$247
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$497
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$617
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$582
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$315
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$272
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$351
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$620
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$354
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$416
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$459
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$325
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$507
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$443
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$327
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$290
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$233
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$330
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$313
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$288