Beijing vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$575	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	75	38
🏙️ Population	21.9M	60.7K

The cost of living in Beijing is 81% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5387th and 8102nd ($1016 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 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 989th and 7231st 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	$3.86	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$4495

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624