Mbabane vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$245	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	15
😀 Quality of life	38	47
🏙️ Population	60.7K	886K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 48% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 8102nd and 4967th ($562 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tabuk. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 7231st and 6450th 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	$2.96	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$8574

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028