Mbabane vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$261	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	42	69
🏙️ Population	60.7K	11.5M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 43% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7826th and 5192nd ($599 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Brazil, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 7530th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Sao Paulo

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	Mbabane	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666