Mbabane vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mbabane	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$1074
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$2495
🏠 One person rent	$285	$545
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$805
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$299	$1751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	16
😀 Quality of life	44	57
🏙️ Population	76.2K	886K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 39% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7572nd and 5149th ($652 vs $1074) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eswatini and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7373rd and 6188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Tabuk

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	Mbabane	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.74	$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$80.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	5.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$380	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$285	$970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$6.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.35	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$25.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.88	$3.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$8518

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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 Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$800
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$479
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1853
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$824
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$942
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$665
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$354
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$360
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$724
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2002
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1946
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1700
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1936
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1962
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1062
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$895
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2022
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1010
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$776
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1993
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2483
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1013
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$776
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1823
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1122
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$546
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2145
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2198
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2066
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2346
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2172
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2154
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2298
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2403