Mbabane vs Porto-Novo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Porto-Novo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1674
🏠 One person rent	$245	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$534
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	16	23
😀 Quality of life	38	16
🏙️ Population	60.7K	264K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 16% less expensive than in Porto-Novo. Cities ranked 8102nd and 7061st ($562 vs $670) 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 7231st and 9002nd 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	$2.96	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$1503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$4.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$9.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$22.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$5849

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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 Porto-Novo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cotonou	$709
87 km or 54 mi	Lagos	$1113
104 km or 65 mi	Abomey	$590
110 km or 68 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
159 km or 99 mi	Lome	$755
173 km or 108 mi	Save	$613
176 km or 109 mi	Ibadan	$776
201 km or 125 mi	Atakpame	$647
209 km or 130 mi	Oyo	$677
225 km or 140 mi	Kpalime	$632
238 km or 148 mi	Ho	$354
241 km or 150 mi	Ife	$779
248 km or 154 mi	Hohoe	$575
258 km or 160 mi	Osogbo	$695
293 km or 182 mi	Sotouboua	$649
297 km or 185 mi	Akure	$634
305 km or 190 mi	Tema	$553
306 km or 190 mi	Ashaiman	$560
309 km or 192 mi	Ilorin	$535
313 km or 195 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
322 km or 200 mi	Koforidua	$588
322 km or 200 mi	Sokode	$651
325 km or 202 mi	Accra	$729
332 km or 206 mi	Benin	$558
337 km or 209 mi	Owo	$651
363 km or 225 mi	Warri	$881
375 km or 233 mi	Kara	$658
462 km or 287 mi	Onitsha	$972
468 km or 291 mi	Kumasi	$433
476 km or 296 mi	Obuasi	$551
493 km or 306 mi	Awka	$805
501 km or 311 mi	Owerri	$1611
502 km or 312 mi	Tamale	$507
515 km or 320 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
522 km or 324 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
539 km or 335 mi	Enugu	$462
547 km or 340 mi	Aba	$621
548 km or 341 mi	Umuahia	$883
556 km or 346 mi	Minna	$743
608 km or 378 mi	Abuja	$1502