Mbabane vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$1331
🏠 One person rent	$261	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$62.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$112
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	16	35
😀 Quality of life	42	38
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.96M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 7% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7826th and 8195th ($599 vs $560) 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 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 0.2 months in Sanaa. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 7530th and 8072nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Sanaa

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	Mbabane	Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	12.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$5.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$7.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$6.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$2.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$86.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$3336

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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 Sanaa

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Sayyan	$498
92 km or 57 mi	Dhamar	$500
147 km or 92 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
154 km or 96 mi	Ibb	$512
159 km or 99 mi	Zabid	$499
182 km or 113 mi	Sa'dah	$498
198 km or 123 mi	Taiz	$522
238 km or 148 mi	Najran	$860
297 km or 185 mi	Aden	$517
367 km or 228 mi	Abha	$911
389 km or 242 mi	Obock	$560
433 km or 269 mi	Djibouti City	$586
465 km or 289 mi	Bareq	$903
493 km or 307 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
512 km or 318 mi	Massawa	$499
512 km or 318 mi	Dikhil	$559
538 km or 334 mi	Mukalla	$500
544 km or 338 mi	Bisha	$918
550 km or 342 mi	Mekelle	$826
567 km or 352 mi	Asmara	$533
580 km or 361 mi	Mendefera	$498
586 km or 364 mi	As Sulayyil	$1008
612 km or 381 mi	Borama	$502
618 km or 384 mi	Keren	$500
643 km or 400 mi	Hargeisa	$694
681 km or 423 mi	Dessie	$1039
684 km or 425 mi	Jijiga	$1169
689 km or 428 mi	Dire Dawa	$1175
708 km or 440 mi	Harar	$1175
788 km or 490 mi	Gondar	$1016
818 km or 508 mi	Mecca	$1162
836 km or 520 mi	Kassala	$971
847 km or 526 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
869 km or 540 mi	Jeddah	$1155
879 km or 546 mi	Port Sudan	$964
920 km or 572 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
959 km or 596 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
1067 km or 663 mi	Riyadh	$1627
1072 km or 666 mi	Salalah	$817
1114 km or 693 mi	Awasa	$1031