Mbabane vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$257	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	16	85
😀 Quality of life	29	71
🏙️ Population	76.2K	5.65M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 47% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7924th and 4898th ($607 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eswatini and Russia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 8819th and 3542nd 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	$4.14	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$13865

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597