Mbabane vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$261	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	16	29
😀 Quality of life	42	57
🏙️ Population	60.7K	431K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 39% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7826th and 5698th ($599 vs $985) 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 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 7530th and 6153rd 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	$3.13	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$5380

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826