Mbabane vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mbabane	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$652	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1577	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$285	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$299	$912
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	16	8
😀 Quality of life	44	48
🏙️ Population	76.2K	24.7K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 60% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7572nd and 3471st ($652 vs $1646) 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 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 7373rd and 6854th 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	$3.6	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.9	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.74	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.2	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.8	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$380	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$285	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.84	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.94	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.35	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.06	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.88	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5212	$8971

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419