Mbabane vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$562
$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1439
$2004
🏠 One person rent
$245
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$484
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$701
$725
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
16
60
😀 Quality of life
38
53
🏙️ Population
60.7K
9.4M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 21% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8102nd and 6849th ($562 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Eswatini and China, respectively. Check Eswatini vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 7231st and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.96
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.22
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.65
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$360
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.7
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.3
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.73%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$245
$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.74
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.45
$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.16
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.07
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.51
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.52
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.6
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.6
$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$104
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4495
$12465

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$442
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$590
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$716
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$573
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$805
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1097
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$984
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$677
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$671
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$700
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$670
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$665
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$868
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$587
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$645
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$670
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$682
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$726
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$631
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$695
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$650
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$602
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$681
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$657
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$642
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$654
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$643
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$616
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$672
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$644
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$607
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$603
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$642
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$643
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$621
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$522