Mbabane vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbabane	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1413	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$254	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$487	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	16	24
😀 Quality of life	42	43
🏙️ Population	94.9K	6.56M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 3% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8054th and 7871st ($558 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 6934th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Shaoyang

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	Mbabane	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.14	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.98%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$235	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4606	$11076

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$447
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$978
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1084
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$739
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$746
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$866
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$741
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586