Mbabane vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1573
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$287
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$761
$727
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
16
24
😀 Quality of life
38
39
🏙️ Population
60.7K
6.56M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 2% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7532nd and 7649th ($623 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 266th in China, while ranked 7128th and 7013th 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
$3.14
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.4
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.15
 Cappuccino
$1.79
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$354
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$262
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5172
$10066

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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
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610