Mbabane vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$261	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	42	67
🏙️ Population	60.7K	6.21M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 36% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7826th and 6006th ($599 vs $940) 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 0.6 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 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7530th and 4818th 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	$3.13	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$12076

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586