Mbabane vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mbabane	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$285	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$299	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	16	99
😀 Quality of life	44	98
🏙️ Population	76.2K	5.45M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 77% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7572nd and 348th ($652 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Australia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7373rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Sydney

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	Mbabane	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.74	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$380	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$285	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.35	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.88	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$21946

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864