Mbabane vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$261	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	16	85
😀 Quality of life	42	71
🏙️ Population	60.7K	9.07M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 8% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 7826th and 8245th ($599 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 7530th and 3667th 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	$3.13	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501