Mbabane vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mbabane	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$1013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$2476
🏠 One person rent	$285	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$299	$491
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	44	67
🏙️ Population	76.2K	6.21M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 36% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7572nd and 5559th ($652 vs $1013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eswatini and Brazil, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th in Brazil, while ranked 7373rd and 4845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Mbabane	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.74	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$380	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$285	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$8.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.35	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$7.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$48.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.88	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$76.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$550
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$13739

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631