Mbabane vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Mbabane vs Shangqiu

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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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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$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

Cities near Shangqiu

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