Hefei vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$1413
🏠 One person rent	$269	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$487
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	93	16
😀 Quality of life	67	42
🏙️ Population	9.37M	94.9K

The cost of living in Hefei is 27% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6756th and 8054th ($707 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 3921st and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Mbabane

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	Hefei	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$2.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$467
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	9.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$235
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$8.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$3.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$4.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$4606

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550