Mbabane vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$245	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	38	62
🏙️ Population	60.7K	6.21M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 39% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8102nd and 5954th ($562 vs $916) 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 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 7231st and 4857th 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	$2.96	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562