Changsha vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Changsha	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1619	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$222	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.1	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$793	$761
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	16
😀 Quality of life	68	38
🏙️ Population	10M	60.7K

The cost of living in Changsha is 7% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7989th and 7532nd ($582 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 378th 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 Changsha compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 3254th and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Mbabane

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	Changsha	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.87	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.4	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$429	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.9	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.2	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2141	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5614	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.23	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.61	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.28	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.8	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.15	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.1	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$318	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5672	$5172

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$603
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$595
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$611
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$584
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$594
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$600
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$623
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$570
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$611
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$592
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$611
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$497
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$566
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$612
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$612
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$552
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$590
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$614
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$663
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$628
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$610
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$605
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$746
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$580
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$646
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$676
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$521
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$692
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$714
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$599
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$674
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$626
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$705
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$575

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585