Mbabane vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$245	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$707
😷 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 24% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 8102nd and 6735th ($562 vs $736) 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 1 months in Shangqiu. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 7231st and 7140th 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	$2.96	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$17921

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529