Chongqing vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$292	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	87	16
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	32.1M	94.9K

The cost of living in Chongqing is 28% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6733rd and 8054th ($712 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 2233rd and 6934th 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	$3.98	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$4606

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

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