Mbabane vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mbabane	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$285	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$299	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	96
😀 Quality of life	44	74
🏙️ Population	76.2K	11.5M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 42% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7572nd and 5003rd ($652 vs $1115) 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 0.5 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 7373rd and 2408th 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	$3.6	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.74	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$380	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$285	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.35	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.88	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$16798

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719