Mbabane vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$607
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1485
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$257
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
16
93
😀 Quality of life
29
89
🏙️ Population
76.2K
2.36M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 39% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7924th and 5651st ($607 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Eswatini and Taiwan, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 8819th and 245th 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
$4.14
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.7%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.73
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5969
$19490

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$494
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$912
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$632

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473