Mbabane vs Pune - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Pune
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1306
🏠 One person rent	$245	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$62.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	16	58
😀 Quality of life	38	62
🏙️ Population	60.7K	5.95M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 10% more expensive than in Pune. Cities ranked 8102nd and 8539th ($562 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eswatini and India, respectively. Check Eswatini vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 2.4 months in Pune. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Pune ranked 8th in India, while ranked 7231st and 4894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Pune

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	Mbabane	Pune
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$232
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$28.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$9.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	9.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$2017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$7.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$1.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$4.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$30.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$1975

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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 Pune

Distance	City	Cost of living
94 km or 58 mi	Satara	$304
106 km or 66 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
110 km or 68 mi	Kalyan	$381
119 km or 74 mi	Mumbai	$716
119 km or 74 mi	Thane	$501
120 km or 75 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
153 km or 95 mi	Vasai	$284
165 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$333
199 km or 123 mi	Sangli	$292
206 km or 128 mi	Kolhapur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
216 km or 134 mi	Aurangabad	$350
237 km or 147 mi	Solapur	$293
237 km or 147 mi	Malegaon	$378
273 km or 169 mi	Bijapur	$340
287 km or 179 mi	Navsari	$286
288 km or 179 mi	Latur	$397
303 km or 188 mi	Belgaum	$473
314 km or 195 mi	Surat	$771
330 km or 205 mi	Jalgaon	$348
338 km or 210 mi	Panjim	$401
342 km or 212 mi	Gulbarga	$250
347 km or 215 mi	Mormugao	$492
361 km or 224 mi	Margao	$430
366 km or 227 mi	Hubli	$359
373 km or 232 mi	Nanded	$315
403 km or 250 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
411 km or 255 mi	Akola	$295
426 km or 265 mi	Vadodara	$376
447 km or 278 mi	Nizamabad	$294
452 km or 281 mi	Hospet	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Godhra	$371
476 km or 296 mi	Nadiad	$382
480 km or 299 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
486 km or 302 mi	Adoni	$366
488 km or 303 mi	Amravati	$296
501 km or 312 mi	Davanagere	$292
504 km or 313 mi	Hyderabad	$464
505 km or 314 mi	Secunderabad	$395
511 km or 318 mi	Indore	$367