Mbabane vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$254
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$818
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
16
8
😀 Quality of life
42
59
🏙️ Population
94.9K
24.7K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 65% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8054th and 3034th ($558 vs $1608) 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 6934th and 5511th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$3.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$44.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$8062

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$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524