Hefei vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$205	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	93	16
😀 Quality of life	66	38
🏙️ Population	9.37M	60.7K

The cost of living in Hefei is 11% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7405th and 8102nd ($625 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 3963rd and 7231st 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	$3.46	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$4495

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

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