Mbabane vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$245	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	16	89
😀 Quality of life	38	97
🏙️ Population	60.7K	5.87M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 82% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8102nd and 129th ($562 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Singapore, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.3 months in Singapore City. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 7231st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Singapore City

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	Mbabane	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605