Mbabane vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$254
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
16
93
😀 Quality of life
42
86
🏙️ Population
94.9K
2.29M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 35% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8054th and 6163rd ($558 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6934th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$13937

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$746
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$866
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$631
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$741
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$952
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$755
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$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
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$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
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$609
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$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
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$550

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Distance City Cost of living
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$917
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$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
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$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
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$588
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$589
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$811
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$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716