Mbabane vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$257	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$1734
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	16
😀 Quality of life	29	57
🏙️ Population	76.2K	886K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 41% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7924th and 5290th ($607 vs $1036) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 8819th and 6204th 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	$4.14	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$8604

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587