Eswatini

Kingdom of Eswatini

Capital
Lobamba
Region
Southern Africa
Population, 2025
1.3 million
Currency
SZL
Area
17,364 kmΒ²

Across Eswatini's 1 priced cities, one person needs about $803 a month, rent included; the average net salary is $401.

Low confidence2 cities in the index
3 cities, coloured by livability; the city table below lists them all.

Livability

The same seven domains as for cities, scored at country level; safety falls back to the homicide rate where Numbeo has no survey.

61out of 100
LivabilityLow confidence
  • Purchasing power25%No data
  • Safety20%50
  • Health care15%No data
  • Climate10%No data
  • Air quality10%58
  • Connectivity10%No data
  • Cost10%86
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.

What it costs

Averages over the country’s cities, weighted by population. New York = 100.

Cost of living index
35.0
New York = 100, rent excluded
Rent index
4.2
New York = 100
Purchasing power
β€”
New York = 100
One person
$803
A month, rent included
Net salary
$401
Average, a month after tax
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$170
A month

Economy

World Bank development indicators; each figure is the latest year with data.

GDP per person
$4,108
2025
Growth
+4.2%
2025
Unemployment
34.2%
2025
Inflation
2.6%
2019
Life expectancy
64.3 years
2024
Internet users
63%
2024

Taxes

Headline rates side by side from three references, with the source of each.

Top income tax rate
33%
SourcePwC
Lowest income tax rate
0%
SourceWikipedia
Corporate tax
27.5%
SourcePwC
VAT or sales tax
15%
SourcePwC

Headline statutory rates as of Sep 2026; brackets, allowances and regional taxes change what a given person pays.

Safety and internet

Numbeo’s crime survey, the World Bank homicide series and the Speedtest Global Index.

Safety

Safety indexNumbeo, higher is safer
β€”
Crime indexNumbeo, lower is better
β€”
HomicidesPer 100,000 people, 2021
12.5

Internet

Fixed downloadMbps, median
β€”
Mobile downloadMbps, median, #101 worldwide
19
Change in a yearFixed download speed
β€”

Cities in Eswatini

Sort by any column. Livability and cost use the same scales as every city page.

Cities in Eswatini
1Mbabane7935.0$278β€”β€”76.2KLow confidence, 4 contributors
2Manziniβ€”β€”$170$401β€”110.5KLow confidence, 0 contributors
3Nhlanganoβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”9KLow confidence
4Ezulwiniβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”Low confidence, 0 contributors

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