Mbabane vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$2132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$261	$1089
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$658
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$3535
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	16	98
😀 Quality of life	42	95
🏙️ Population	60.7K	1.97M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 72% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 7826th and 1640th ($599 vs $2132) 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 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 7530th and 39th 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	$3.13	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$10556
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$6355
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$7.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$19.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$25585

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1976
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1497
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1052
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1148
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1233
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1229
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1311
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$823
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$861
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1570
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1468
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$985
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1097
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1176
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1378
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1148
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1103
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1257
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1685
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1651
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1282
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1182
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1760
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1707
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1660
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1056
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$946