Mbabane vs Yamoussoukro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	Yamoussoukro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$257	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$879
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$214
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	16	11
😀 Quality of life	29	26
🏙️ Population	76.2K	340K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 42% less expensive than in Yamoussoukro. Cities ranked 7924th and 5239th ($607 vs $1044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Eswatini and Ivory Coast, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Ivory Coast comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 0.2 months in Yamoussoukro. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Yamoussoukro ranked 4th in Ivory Coast, while ranked 8819th and 8898th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Yamoussoukro

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	Mbabane	Yamoussoukro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.14	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$7.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	15.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$2178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$7.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$78.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$94.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$4321

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$494
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$912
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1014
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$882
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$902
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$875
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$784
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$851
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$997
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1015
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1104
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$912
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$742
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1031
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$938
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$994
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$872
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$811
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$660
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$611
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$903
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$723
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$691
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$615
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$549
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$691
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$663
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$590
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$953
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$632

Cities near Yamoussoukro

Distance	City	Cost of living
100 km or 62 mi	Bouake	$1100
105 km or 65 mi	Gagnoa	$1062
109 km or 68 mi	Divo	$1067
153 km or 95 mi	Agboville	$1043
193 km or 120 mi	Dabou	$1044
197 km or 122 mi	Abengourou	$1049
215 km or 134 mi	Abidjan	$1185
248 km or 154 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1037
296 km or 184 mi	Korhogo	$1076
369 km or 229 mi	Yekepa	$487
383 km or 238 mi	Sanniquellie	$486
403 km or 250 mi	Obuasi	$714
404 km or 251 mi	Nzerekore	$993
404 km or 251 mi	Kumasi	$606
442 km or 275 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$745
461 km or 287 mi	Greenville	$487
498 km or 309 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$846
502 km or 312 mi	Sikasso	$501
559 km or 347 mi	Koforidua	$762
561 km or 349 mi	Kakata	$487
566 km or 351 mi	Tamale	$666
566 km or 352 mi	Bougouni	$494
569 km or 354 mi	Gueckedou	$998
579 km or 359 mi	Accra	$927
590 km or 367 mi	Leo	$863
593 km or 368 mi	Ashaiman	$697
594 km or 369 mi	Kankan	$993
595 km or 370 mi	Tema	$583
613 km or 381 mi	Monrovia	$518
635 km or 395 mi	Ho	$500
636 km or 395 mi	Hohoe	$727
652 km or 405 mi	Kpalime	$665
659 km or 409 mi	Dedougou	$836
662 km or 411 mi	Kenema	$1219
676 km or 420 mi	Nouna	$835
683 km or 424 mi	Koudougou	$830
710 km or 441 mi	Manga	$896
711 km or 442 mi	Atakpame	$657
713 km or 443 mi	Bamako	$561
717 km or 445 mi	Sotouboua	$656