Mbabane vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$257	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	96
😀 Quality of life	29	75
🏙️ Population	76.2K	11.5M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 46% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7924th and 4918th ($607 vs $1126) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 8819th and 1670th 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	$4.14	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$15990

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720