Mbabane vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$245	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$2695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	16	98
😀 Quality of life	38	93
🏙️ Population	60.7K	1.97M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 70% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8102nd and 2270th ($562 vs $1844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Austria, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 7231st and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Vienna

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	Mbabane	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$18199

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987