Chongqing vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$224	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	88	16
😀 Quality of life	72	38
🏙️ Population	32.1M	60.7K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 13% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7340th and 8102nd ($634 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 1675th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Mbabane

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	Chongqing	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.91	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$4495

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

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