Mbabane vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1573
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$287
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$761
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
65
😀 Quality of life
38
83
🏙️ Population
60.7K
1.25M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 59% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7532nd and 3679th ($623 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Eswatini and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Eswatini vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7128th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.4
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$354
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$262
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5172
$5054

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$459
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507