Mbabane vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$1794
🏠 One person rent	$287	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$393
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	16	53
😀 Quality of life	38	50
🏙️ Population	60.7K	8.78M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 6% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7532nd and 7155th ($623 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7128th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Quanzhou

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	Mbabane	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$22902

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$654
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$821
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$807
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$661
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$706
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$642
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$673
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$683
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$841
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$931
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$698
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$761
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$818
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$864
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$592
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$828
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$707
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$605
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$795
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$868
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$841
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$691
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1060
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1158
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$726
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1028
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$745
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$643
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$801
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$719
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$813
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$716
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$634
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$776
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$636
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$618
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1014