Hong Kong vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	7.41M	60.7K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 387% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 427th and 8102nd ($2737 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 248th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Mbabane

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	Hong Kong	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$4495

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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