Mbabane vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$245	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$709
😷 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 5% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8102nd and 7740th ($562 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 7231st and 7044th 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	$2.96	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$11393

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600