Mbabane vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$287	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$739
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	85
😀 Quality of life	38	68
🏙️ Population	60.7K	9.07M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 21% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7532nd and 8584th ($623 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 7128th and 3326th 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	$3.14	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$25284

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511