Dongguan vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$263	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	69	16
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	10.5M	60.7K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 11% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7341st and 7826th ($662 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 Dongguan compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 3389th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Mbabane

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	Dongguan	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$4704

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587