Mbabane vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$607
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1485
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$257
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
95
😀 Quality of life
29
76
🏙️ Population
76.2K
17.5M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7924th and 5618th ($607 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8819th and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Shenzhen

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Mbabane Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.14
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.7%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.73
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5969
$21140

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$494
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$912
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$1014
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$882
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$902
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$875
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$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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$2396
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$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
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$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648