Mbabane vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$257	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$2284
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	16	70
😀 Quality of life	29	78
🏙️ Population	76.2K	7.01M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 63% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7924th and 3485th ($607 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8819th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Riyadh

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	Mbabane	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$10912

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459