Mbabane vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1573
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$287
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$761
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
95
😀 Quality of life
38
86
🏙️ Population
60.7K
2.6M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 46% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7532nd and 4715th ($623 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Taiwan, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7128th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$354
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$262
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5172
$18424

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$822
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$838
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$909
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$997
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$1079
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$874
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$717
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$971
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$768
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$848
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$674
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$834
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$559
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$943
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$717
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$788
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$689
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
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$774
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$627
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$581
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$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
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$600
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$862
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$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
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$828
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$864
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$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
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$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
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$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
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$1229
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$666
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$932
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$654
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$719
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$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
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$807
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$712
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$1231
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$673
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$731
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$719
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$642
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$708
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$633
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$716
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$592
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$605