Mbabane vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$254
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
16
96
😀 Quality of life
42
80
🏙️ Population
94.9K
17.5M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 41% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8054th and 5744th ($558 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 Shenzhen. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6934th and 460th 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
$2.85
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$24305

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$447
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$978
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$1084
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$746
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$866
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$631
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$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
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$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584