Mbabane vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$245	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	91
😀 Quality of life	38	77
🏙️ Population	60.7K	6.26M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 50% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8102nd and 4686th ($562 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Chile, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7231st and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Santiago

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	Mbabane	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$8040

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731