Mbabane vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1573
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$287
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$761
$764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
16
20
😀 Quality of life
38
40
🏙️ Population
60.7K
6.44M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 13% less expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6841st ($623 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 7128th and 6892nd 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
$3.14
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.4
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$354
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$262
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5172
$19047

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$459
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694