Ganzhou vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ganzhou	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$761	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1990	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$352	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$593	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	44 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	27	16
😀 Quality of life	43	38
🏙️ Population	8.97M	60.7K

The cost of living in Ganzhou is 35% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6620th and 8102nd ($761 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Ganzhou compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Ganzhou ranked 148th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6697th and 7231st 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	$2.96	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.81	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$281	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$699	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.5	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.2	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6871	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3172	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.3	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.19	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.36	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.14	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.9	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.8	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17058	$4495

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Cities near Ganzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
143 km or 89 mi	Ji'an	$600
177 km or 110 mi	Shaoguan	$818
191 km or 119 mi	Chenzhou	$724
208 km or 129 mi	Meizhou	$655
219 km or 136 mi	Xinyu	$564
226 km or 140 mi	Longyan	$649
226 km or 141 mi	Yichun	$590
228 km or 141 mi	Pingxiang	$577
232 km or 144 mi	Heyuan	$764
249 km or 155 mi	Liling	$563
262 km or 163 mi	Hengyang	$590
272 km or 169 mi	Sanming	$603
278 km or 173 mi	Fuzhou	$585
282 km or 175 mi	Lianzhou	$755
285 km or 177 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
291 km or 181 mi	Jieyang	$443
295 km or 183 mi	Chaozhou	$451
300 km or 186 mi	Xiangtan	$582
305 km or 190 mi	Qingyuan	$794
307 km or 191 mi	Puning	$569
307 km or 191 mi	Huizhou	$601
311 km or 193 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
326 km or 203 mi	Shantou	$581
327 km or 203 mi	Changsha	$577
331 km or 206 mi	Nanchang	$506
332 km or 206 mi	Dongguan	$656
336 km or 209 mi	Nanping	$630
337 km or 209 mi	Yingtan	$603
340 km or 211 mi	Yongzhou	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Shanwei	$936
345 km or 214 mi	Guangzhou	$774
351 km or 218 mi	Xiamen	$688
354 km or 220 mi	Guixi	$598
361 km or 224 mi	Loudi	$579
362 km or 225 mi	Foshan	$611
363 km or 226 mi	Ningxiang	$570
374 km or 233 mi	Wuyishan	$601
375 km or 233 mi	Kinmen	$823
375 km or 233 mi	Hezhou	$758
377 km or 234 mi	Shenzhen	$916

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