Mbabane vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$245	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	16	81
😀 Quality of life	38	98
🏙️ Population	60.7K	449K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 83% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8102nd and 59th ($562 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Eswatini and Switzerland, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7231st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Zurich

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	Mbabane	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717