Mbabane vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mbabane	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$299	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	16	91
😀 Quality of life	44	91
🏙️ Population	76.2K	2.75M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 69% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7572nd and 1819th ($652 vs $2082) 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 0.5 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 7373rd and 179th 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	$3.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.74	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$380	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$285	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.35	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.88	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358