Mbabane vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$261	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	16	82
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	60.7K	5.65M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 38% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7826th and 5813th ($599 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eswatini and Russia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7530th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Saint Petersburg

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	Mbabane	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566