Mbabane vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$2477
🏠 One person rent	$287	$324
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$703
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$334
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$1084
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	16	93
😀 Quality of life	38	83
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.33M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 28% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6227th ($623 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7128th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Taoyuan

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	Mbabane	Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.55
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$13630

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$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
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$828
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$864
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1060
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1158
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$698
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$745
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1028
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$931
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$841
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$818
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$761
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$707
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$661
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$841
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$801
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$706
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$683
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$654
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$821
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1229
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$807
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$719
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$776
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$673
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$712
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$642
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1231
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$719
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$713
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$702
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$643
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$592
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$731
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$708
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$633
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$691