Mbabane vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$285
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
16
94
😀 Quality of life
44
89
🏙️ Population
76.2K
2.44M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 48% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7572nd and 4661st ($652 vs $1257) 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 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 7373rd and 266th 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
$3.6
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.74
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$380
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$285
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.88
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$18442

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$910
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$899
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$792
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$892
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$950
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$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
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$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
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$633

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
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$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
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$617
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$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602