Mbabane vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$3254
🏠 One person rent	$245	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1230
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1684
😷 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 52% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8102nd and 4534th ($562 vs $1181) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7231st and 339th 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	$2.96	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$19749

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$967
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$875
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$731
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$821
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$897
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$728
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$894
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$813
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$770
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$747
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$669
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$625
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$788
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$814
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$648
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$644
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$681
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$823
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$726
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$688
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$671
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$630
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$682
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$603
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$661
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$649
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$601
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$587
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$677
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$616
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$671
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$451
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$581