Mbabane vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$254
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
16
81
😀 Quality of life
42
97
🏙️ Population
94.9K
443K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 83% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8054th and 31st ($558 vs $3380) 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 1.9 months in Zurich. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6934th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$29266

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$447
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$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
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$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846