Mbabane vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$287	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	38	63
🏙️ Population	60.7K	11.5M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 38% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7532nd and 5616th ($623 vs $1012) 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 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7128th and 4573rd 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	$3.14	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$13135

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629