Maoming vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1439
🏠 One person rent	$409	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$484
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$55.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	29	16
😀 Quality of life	44	38
🏙️ Population	6.17M	60.7K

The cost of living in Maoming is 34% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6647th and 8102nd ($756 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in China and Eswatini, respectively. Check China vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 6657th and 7231st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Mbabane

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	Maoming	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$2.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$2.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$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	$477	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$487
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$360
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$28.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$4.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$5.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$4.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$27.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$3.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$4.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$4495

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

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