Mbabane vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$607
$605
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1485
$1684
🏠 One person rent
$257
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$382
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$827
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
16
21
😀 Quality of life
29
46
🏙️ Population
76.2K
6.56M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 0.5% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7924th and 7943rd ($607 vs $605) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd in Eswatini and China, respectively. Check Eswatini vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.4 months in Shaoyang. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 8819th and 7142nd 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
$4.14
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$51.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.7%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$3037
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$1552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.73
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$70.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5969
$13867

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$494
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$912
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$902
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$875
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$632

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$569
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$589
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$648
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$602
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$560
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$593
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$518
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$586
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$589
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$564
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$622
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$518
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$571
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$560
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$739
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$593
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$609
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$528
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$535
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$608
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$766
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$565
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$610
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$778
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$583
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$570
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$793
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$592
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$600
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$632
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$556
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$623
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$600
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$758
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$601
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$582
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$619