Mbabane vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbabane	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1413	$2119
🏠 One person rent	$254	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$487	$752
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$276
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$2078
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	15
😀 Quality of life	42	49
🏙️ Population	94.9K	513K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 44% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8054th and 5319th ($558 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Eswatini and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 2.1 months in Tabuk. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6934th and 6353rd 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	$2.85	$7.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.14	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$85.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.98%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$749
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$235	$591
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$6.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$3.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$6.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$29.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4606	$4269

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$692
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$625
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1583
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$583
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$879
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$642
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$434
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$440
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$735
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1703
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1678
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$857
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1523
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1671
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1687
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$802
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$737
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1725
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$964
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$854
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1703
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$1948
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$981
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$657
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1011
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$679
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1848
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1701
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2068
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1826
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1752
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$366
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010