Mbabane vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1573
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$287
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$761
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
16
24
😀 Quality of life
38
38
🏙️ Population
60.7K
7.82M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 20% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6542nd ($623 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 316th in China, while ranked 7128th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.4
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$354
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$262
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5172
$18304

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$459
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542