Mbabane vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$287	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	16	8
😀 Quality of life	38	58
🏙️ Population	60.7K	24.7K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 60% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7532nd and 3466th ($623 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Eswatini vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7128th and 5469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Victoria

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	Mbabane	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$8081

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482