Mbabane vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	86
😀 Quality of life	38	93
🏙️ Population	60.7K	2.79M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 77% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 8102nd and 861st ($562 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Eswatini and Canada, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 7231st and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Toronto

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	Mbabane	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$17118

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095