Cost of Living inManzini, Eswatini
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Eswatini: $10,380/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 6% higher than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
3.5 / 10
#133 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Eswatini yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Manzini. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Manzini is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Eswatini.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedLow out-of-pocket burden help, but doctor staffing is lighter and headline outcomes are weaker.
Public care
LimitedRelatively low patient cost-sharing help, but public funding looks lighter and country-level outcomes are weaker.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
72/100
2023
Physicians
0.56/1k
2023
Hospital beds
2.02/1k
2013
Out of pocket
11%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
64.3 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
118/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
25.0/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Eswatini yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2023 annual wages in Manzini, Eswatini · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Manzini compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.7x further in Manzini than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Eswatini here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Manzini cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Manzini is more expensive overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 6% more expensive than the global benchmark (New York City) for Manzini. We are using the country-level cost index for Eswatini here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Manzini compare with New York City?
Rent in Manzini is about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Eswatini here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Manzini?
Groceries in Manzini are about 100% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 100% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Eswatini here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Manzini
Manzini is the largest city and commercial capital of Eswatini, sitting in the Middleveld at around 700 meters elevation about 35 kilometers east of the political capital Mbabane. The roughly 112,000 residents live in the country's principal commercial and manufacturing hub, with the local economy combining the surrounding Matsapha Industrial Estate (textiles, garments, and food processing), the central produce market, and University of Eswatini's main campus at Kwaluseni nearby. The setting on the Middleveld gives a milder climate than the Lowveld with warm summers and cool winters. English and Siswati are both official and widely used in business and government. King Mswati III International Airport at Sikhuphe provides the country's main international gateway, about 90 minutes east, with limited service primarily through Johannesburg.
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