Mbabane vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$261	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	16	20
😀 Quality of life	42	46
🏙️ Population	60.7K	6.44M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 8% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7826th and 7433rd ($599 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 7530th and 6933rd 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	$3.13	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620