Mbabane vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$245	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	16	92
😀 Quality of life	38	86
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.75M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 67% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8102nd and 2624th ($562 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eswatini and Italy, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7231st and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Rome

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	Mbabane	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201