Mbabane vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$254
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
16
35
😀 Quality of life
42
23
🏙️ Population
94.9K
2.96M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 7% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8054th and 8335th ($558 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Yemen, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6934th and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$2959

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$447
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$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
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$866
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$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840