Hangzhou vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hangzhou	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2298	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$375	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$641	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.8	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	91	16
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	11.9M	60.7K

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 38% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6563rd and 7826th ($826 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 Hangzhou compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 2980th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Mbabane

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	Hangzhou	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.7	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$483	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$855	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.6	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.5	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.69%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7830	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4289	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.17	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.84	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.49	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.37	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.15	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.4	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.64	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28925	$4704

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$740
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$597
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$642
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$672
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$637
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$771
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$674
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$586
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$639
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$679
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1128
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$673
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$632
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1003
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$666
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$634
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$576
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$620
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$604
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$696
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$597
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$547
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$612
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$672
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$618
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$622
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$597
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$696
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$677
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$630
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$753

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