Mbabane vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mbabane	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1485	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$257	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$432	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.4	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$399	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	16	82
😀 Quality of life	29	97
🏙️ Population	76.2K	452K

The cost of living in Mbabane is 84% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7924th and 11th ($607 vs $3857) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 8819th 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	$4.14	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.14	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$251	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$162	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.2	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.7%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$439	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.73	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.27	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.3	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.27	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.1	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.4	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$99.6	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5969	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117