Mbabane vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$257	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$3517
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	86
😀 Quality of life	29	94
🏙️ Population	76.2K	2.79M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 75% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 7924th and 1059th ($607 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Eswatini and Canada, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 8819th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mbabane	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$22670

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$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

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053