Luoyang vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luoyang	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1437	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$148	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$263	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$578	$701
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	34	16
😀 Quality of life	40	38
🏙️ Population	7.06M	60.7K

The cost of living in Luoyang is 10% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8612th and 8102nd ($505 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 510th and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Luoyang compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Luoyang ranked 237th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6957th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luoyang vs Mbabane

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	Luoyang	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.11	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.82	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$351	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$184	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.8	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.01	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.44%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1978	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1308	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.11	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.46	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.41	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.82	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.66	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.42	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.4	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.48	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.1	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16348	$4495

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Luoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
33 km or 21 mi	Yanshi	$509
43 km or 27 mi	Mengzhou	$505
49 km or 31 mi	Jiyuan	$520
52 km or 32 mi	Gongyi	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Dengfeng	$529
66 km or 41 mi	Ruzhou	$538
67 km or 41 mi	Qinyang	$504
88 km or 55 mi	Xinmi	$528
90 km or 56 mi	Xingyang	$519
97 km or 60 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
100 km or 62 mi	Jincheng	$547
112 km or 69 mi	Yuzhou	$552
113 km or 70 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
113 km or 70 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
123 km or 76 mi	Xinzheng	$538
131 km or 81 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
133 km or 82 mi	Changge	$547
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
137 km or 85 mi	Yuncheng	$586
142 km or 88 mi	Lingbao	$559
143 km or 89 mi	Houma	$540
146 km or 91 mi	Xuchang	$586
151 km or 94 mi	Xinxiang	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Huixian	$551
170 km or 106 mi	Weihui	$571
176 km or 109 mi	Kaifeng	$545
179 km or 111 mi	Linfen	$569
181 km or 113 mi	Changzhi	$726
182 km or 113 mi	Wugang	$571
183 km or 113 mi	Yongji	$558
185 km or 115 mi	Nanyang	$632
188 km or 117 mi	Hejin	$554
189 km or 117 mi	Luohe	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Linzhou	$588
202 km or 126 mi	Hancheng	$558
208 km or 129 mi	Hebi	$625
219 km or 136 mi	Changyuan	$787
222 km or 138 mi	Dengzhou	$600
222 km or 138 mi	Huozhou	$543
234 km or 146 mi	Zhoukou	$580

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