Mbabane vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$245	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	16	20
😀 Quality of life	38	41
🏙️ Population	60.7K	6.44M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 16% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8102nd and 7052nd ($562 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 7231st and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Shangrao

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	Mbabane	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621