Mbabane vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2694
🏠 One person rent	$245	$478
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$1142
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$1771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	16	96
😀 Quality of life	38	80
🏙️ Population	60.7K	17.7M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 39% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8102nd and 5950th ($562 vs $916) 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 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7231st and 545th 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	$2.96	$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$22267

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$653
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$656
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1588
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$461
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$601
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$804
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$774
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$611
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$936
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$812
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$764
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$794
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$823
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$877
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$569
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$818
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$655
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$451
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$803
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$755
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$758
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$761
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$756
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$761
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$724
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$771
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$649
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$702
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$688
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$650
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$823
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$522
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$609