Mbabane vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$285
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
16
99
😀 Quality of life
44
75
🏙️ Population
76.2K
24.9M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7572nd and 4971st ($652 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Eswatini and China, respectively. Check Eswatini vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7373rd and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Shanghai

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Mbabane Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.74
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$380
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$285
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.88
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$27781

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$511
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$910
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$899
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$792
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$892
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$950
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$967
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$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
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$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
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$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
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$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
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$583
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$952
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$633

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$1002
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$669
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$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
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$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
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$677
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$601
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$661
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$665
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$632
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$765