Mbabane vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$261	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	16	24
😀 Quality of life	42	44
🏙️ Population	60.7K	7.82M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 0.1% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7826th and 7835th ($599 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd in Eswatini and China, respectively. Check Eswatini vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 7530th and 7180th 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	$3.13	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$17107

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517