Mbabane vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$459
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$1003
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1116
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$791
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$819
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$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

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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