Beijing vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$605	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	78	42
🏙️ Population	21.9M	94.9K

The cost of living in Beijing is 91% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 4887th and 8054th ($1065 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 583rd and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Mbabane

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	Beijing	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$4606

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$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