Mbabane vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$607
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1485
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$257
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
94
😀 Quality of life
29
90
🏙️ Population
76.2K
2.43M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 51% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7924th and 4646th ($607 vs $1248) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 8819th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Taipei

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Mbabane Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.14
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.7%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.73
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5969
$16947

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$494
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$912
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$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
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$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612