Mbabane vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$2512
🏠 One person rent	$261	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$360
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$1051
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	16	93
😀 Quality of life	42	84
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.33M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 36% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7826th and 5995th ($599 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Eswatini and Taiwan, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 7530th and 482nd 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	$3.13	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$14970

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587

Cities near Taoyuan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Zhubei	$868
25 km or 16 mi	Hsinchu	$993
29 km or 18 mi	New Taipei	$1135
39 km or 24 mi	Taipei	$1313
51 km or 32 mi	Miaoli	$695
55 km or 34 mi	Yilan	$802
61 km or 38 mi	Keelung	$1030
96 km or 59 mi	Taichung	$1006
111 km or 69 mi	Changhua	$914
117 km or 73 mi	Nantou	$894
144 km or 90 mi	Douliu	$894
171 km or 106 mi	Chiayi	$914
232 km or 144 mi	Putian	$634
233 km or 145 mi	Tainan	$894
233 km or 145 mi	Taitung	$854
237 km or 147 mi	Fuzhou	$628
264 km or 164 mi	Ningde	$628
265 km or 165 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
265 km or 165 mi	Quanzhou	$621
266 km or 165 mi	Jinjiang	$615
295 km or 183 mi	Kinmen	$901
302 km or 188 mi	Ishigaki	$1078
319 km or 198 mi	Xiamen	$707
330 km or 205 mi	Rui'an	$700
355 km or 220 mi	Wenzhou	$753
361 km or 224 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
364 km or 226 mi	Nanping	$671
393 km or 244 mi	Wenling	$677
393 km or 244 mi	Sanming	$616
410 km or 255 mi	Miyakojima	$1079
421 km or 261 mi	Lishui	$696
423 km or 263 mi	Longyan	$697
445 km or 277 mi	Linhai	$666
453 km or 282 mi	Wuyishan	$600
483 km or 300 mi	Chaozhou	$454
487 km or 303 mi	Shantou	$589
498 km or 309 mi	Jinhua	$586
509 km or 316 mi	Yiwu	$672
512 km or 318 mi	Quzhou	$604
513 km or 319 mi	Jieyang	$451