Mbabane vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$1419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$3073
🏠 One person rent	$261	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$332
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$2246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	16	66
😀 Quality of life	42	88
🏙️ Population	60.7K	1.25M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 58% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7826th and 4204th ($599 vs $1419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 1.6 months in Sharjah. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7530th and 312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Sharjah

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	Mbabane	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1064
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$108
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$10301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$8167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$9.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$6.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$68.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$4.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$6883

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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 Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2521
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2514
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1228
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1449
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$1078
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$792
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1081
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1849
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1770
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$530
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$529
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$568
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$534
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1237
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1201
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1230
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$557
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$573
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$908
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1008
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$553
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$530
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$873
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$624
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$761
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$477
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$930
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$503
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$453
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$463
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$808
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$545
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$483