Mbabane vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$285
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
95
😀 Quality of life
44
77
🏙️ Population
76.2K
17.5M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 31% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7572nd and 6106th ($652 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Eswatini and China, respectively. Check Eswatini vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7373rd and 1113th 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
$3.6
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.74
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$380
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$285
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.88
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$22916

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$511
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$916
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$966
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$912
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$910
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$899
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$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
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$694
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$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638