Mbabane vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$287	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	16	99
😀 Quality of life	38	99
🏙️ Population	60.7K	4.84M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 78% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7532nd and 312th ($623 vs $2801) 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 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 7128th and 4th 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	$3.14	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$18951

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754