Mbabane vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$245	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$2174
😷 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 62% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8102nd and 3460th ($562 vs $1494) 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 7231st and 412th 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	$2.96	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$7169

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536