Mbabane vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$261	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$671
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	16	24
😀 Quality of life	42	45
🏙️ Population	60.7K	6.56M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 0.7% less expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7826th and 7790th ($599 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th in Eswatini and China, respectively. Check Eswatini vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 7530th and 7090th 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	$3.13	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$10279

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599