Ganzhou vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ganzhou	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$897	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2189	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$484	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$866	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.1	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$614	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	26	16
😀 Quality of life	46	42
🏙️ Population	8.97M	60.7K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 50% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6243rd and 7826th ($897 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ganzhou compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Ganzhou ranked 239th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6997th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ganzhou vs Mbabane

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	Ganzhou	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.53	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.74	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.59	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$708	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1249	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$10.7	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.5	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2112	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1129	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.12	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.12	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.23	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.74	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.1	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.43	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.93	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.7	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$599	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7023	$4704

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$660
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$669
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$593
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$697
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$618
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$612
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$766
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$584
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$622
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$616
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$589
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$765
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$451
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$454
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$527
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$777
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$608
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$589
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$592
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$526
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$662
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$671
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$586
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$634
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$941
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$758
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$707
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$578
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$584
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$589
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$569
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$600
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$901
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$766
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$878

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