Mbabane vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mbabane	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$558	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1413	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$254	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$487	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.1	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	85
😀 Quality of life	42	70
🏙️ Population	94.9K	9.07M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 15% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8054th and 8600th ($558 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 6934th and 2673rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Shenyang

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	Mbabane	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.85	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.14	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.69	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$189	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$467	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.3	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.98%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$311	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$235	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.3	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.07	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.1	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.42	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.4	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.65	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.5	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4606	$19578

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529