Mbabane vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$287	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$6770
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	16	81
😀 Quality of life	38	98
🏙️ Population	60.7K	447K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 82% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7532nd and 41st ($623 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 months in Zurich. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 7128th and 6th 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	$3.14	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843