Mbabane vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$287	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	28
😀 Quality of life	38	50
🏙️ Population	60.7K	431K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 26% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6296th ($623 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eswatini and Namibia, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7128th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Windhoek

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	Mbabane	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$5452

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822