Mbabane vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbabane	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1413	$1910
🏠 One person rent	$254	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$487	$624
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$643
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	16	24
😀 Quality of life	42	41
🏙️ Population	94.9K	7.82M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 25% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8054th and 6604th ($558 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shangqiu ranked 319th in China, while ranked 6934th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Shangqiu

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	Mbabane	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.14	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.98%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$235	$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4606	$14498

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$621
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1400
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$604
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$746
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$541
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$668
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$584
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$594
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$617
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$640
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$532
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$626
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$616
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$801
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$660
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$599
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$563
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$554
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$608
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$599
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$613
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$585
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$506
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$583
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$640
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$570
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$579
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$610
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$601
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$651
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$532
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$605
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$589
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$550
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$583
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$543