Hengyang vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hengyang	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$590	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1492	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$216	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$82.7	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$729	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	44	16
😀 Quality of life	43	38
🏙️ Population	6.65M	60.7K

The cost of living in Hengyang is 5% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 7767th and 8102nd ($590 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 276th 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 Hengyang compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Hengyang ranked 140th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6669th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hengyang vs Mbabane

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	Hengyang	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.64	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.34	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$517	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$199	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3292	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3135	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.36	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.58	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.21	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.69	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.23	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.4	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.3	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$307	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8454	$4495

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Cities near Hengyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
110 km or 68 mi	Loudi	$579
110 km or 68 mi	Yongzhou	$609
110 km or 69 mi	Xiangtan	$582
117 km or 73 mi	Shaoyang	$592
119 km or 74 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
124 km or 77 mi	Liling	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Lianyuan	$553
130 km or 81 mi	Chenzhou	$724
144 km or 90 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
149 km or 93 mi	Pingxiang	$577
150 km or 93 mi	Changsha	$577
158 km or 98 mi	Ningxiang	$570
189 km or 118 mi	Yiyang	$586
204 km or 127 mi	Yichun	$590
236 km or 146 mi	Lianzhou	$755
238 km or 148 mi	Ji'an	$600
252 km or 156 mi	Xinyu	$564
254 km or 158 mi	Shaoguan	$818
254 km or 158 mi	Changde	$480
262 km or 163 mi	Hongjiang	$543
262 km or 163 mi	Ganzhou	$761
270 km or 168 mi	Huaihua	$579
280 km or 174 mi	Yueyang	$596
293 km or 182 mi	Guilin	$522
295 km or 183 mi	Hezhou	$758
299 km or 186 mi	Linxiang	$569
312 km or 194 mi	Jinshi	$533
315 km or 195 mi	Shishou	$549
322 km or 200 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
323 km or 200 mi	Jishou	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Honghu	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Chibi	$591
348 km or 216 mi	Tongren	$573
360 km or 224 mi	Qingyuan	$794
368 km or 229 mi	Xianning	$635
373 km or 232 mi	Songzi	$556
381 km or 237 mi	Nanchang	$506
383 km or 238 mi	Jingzhou	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Fuzhou	$585
396 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600

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