Foshan vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$1485
🏠 One person rent
$234
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$230
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
93
16
😀 Quality of life
72
29
🏙️ Population
9.5M
76.2K

The cost of living in Foshan is 3% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7755th and 7924th ($627 vs $607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.7 months in Mbabane. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 2nd in Eswatini, while ranked 2991st and 8819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.7
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$3.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$68.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$26.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$99.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$5969

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$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
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$494
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$912
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
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$632