Mbabane vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$245	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$602
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	16	71
😀 Quality of life	38	61
🏙️ Population	60.7K	10.6M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 17% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8102nd and 8748th ($562 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 7231st and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Shijiazhuang

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	Mbabane	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$4785

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716