Mbabane vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbabane	Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1413	$3353
🏠 One person rent	$254	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$487	$1252
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$416
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$1657
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	16	95
😀 Quality of life	42	87
🏙️ Population	94.9K	2.6M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 52% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8054th and 4516th ($558 vs $1169) 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 6934th and 209th 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	$2.85	$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.14	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.98%	1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$235	$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4606	$19102

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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 Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	New Taipei	$1011
23 km or 14 mi	Keelung	$860
39 km or 24 mi	Taoyuan	$861
39 km or 24 mi	Yilan	$863
58 km or 36 mi	Zhubei	$917
63 km or 39 mi	Hsinchu	$860
89 km or 56 mi	Miaoli	$746
133 km or 82 mi	Taichung	$995
149 km or 92 mi	Changhua	$890
152 km or 95 mi	Nantou	$857
180 km or 112 mi	Douliu	$791
206 km or 128 mi	Chiayi	$725
252 km or 157 mi	Fuzhou	$664
257 km or 160 mi	Putian	$675
258 km or 160 mi	Taitung	$952
267 km or 166 mi	Tainan	$913
270 km or 168 mi	Ningde	$694
276 km or 172 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
297 km or 185 mi	Quanzhou	$689
298 km or 185 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
299 km or 186 mi	Jinjiang	$676
316 km or 196 mi	Rui'an	$744
330 km or 205 mi	Kinmen	$851
340 km or 211 mi	Wenzhou	$787
354 km or 220 mi	Xiamen	$721
371 km or 230 mi	Wenling	$735
379 km or 235 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
380 km or 236 mi	Nanping	$678
395 km or 246 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
411 km or 255 mi	Lishui	$741
414 km or 257 mi	Sanming	$667
425 km or 264 mi	Linhai	$719
454 km or 282 mi	Longyan	$713
461 km or 286 mi	Wuyishan	$655
488 km or 303 mi	Jinhua	$811
495 km or 308 mi	Yiwu	$725
508 km or 316 mi	Quzhou	$644
518 km or 322 mi	Shangrao	$721
520 km or 323 mi	Chaozhou	$588
525 km or 326 mi	Shantou	$589