Hong Kong vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	83	42
🏙️ Population	7.41M	60.7K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 354% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 532nd and 7826th ($2718 vs $599) 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 548th and 7530th 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	$8.11	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$4704

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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