Mbabane vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$254
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$526
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
42
43
🏙️ Population
94.9K
6.49M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 23% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8054th and 6691st ($558 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 Shangrao. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 6934th and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.69
 Cappuccino
$1.59
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$20642

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$978
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$1084
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$746
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$866
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$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
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$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$643
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$655
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$645
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$644
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$677
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$713
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$620
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$811
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$741
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$678
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$538
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$725
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$664
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$708
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$667
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$694
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$700
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$720
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$787
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$744
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$728
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$671
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$647
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$789
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$831
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$664
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$687
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$707
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$581
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$755
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$719
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$898
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$613
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$735
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$699
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$669
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$697
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$675
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$587
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$696