Mbabane vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbabane	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1413	$1957
🏠 One person rent	$254	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$487	$557
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$828
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	61
😀 Quality of life	42	56
🏙️ Population	94.9K	9.4M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 18% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 8054th and 6976th ($558 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6934th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Ningbo

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	Mbabane	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.14	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.98%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$235	$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4606	$9922

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$755
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$783
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$889
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$908
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$776
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$637
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$875
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$751
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$780
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$845
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$701
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$682
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$535
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$511
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$719
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$656
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$631
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$605
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$511
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$633
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$603
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$554
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$689
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$550

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$690
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$755
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$719
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$596
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$831
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1190
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1074
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$725
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$735
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$699
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$731
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$811
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$731
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$763
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$687
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$741
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$787
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$682
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$707
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$707
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$651
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$744
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$688
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$720
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$694
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$713
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$675
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$644
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$789
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$682
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$625
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$625
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$713
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$679
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$645
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$524