Mbabane vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$254
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
16
71
😀 Quality of life
42
63
🏙️ Population
94.9K
10.6M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 15% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 8054th and 8597th ($558 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 31st in China, while ranked 6934th and 4919th 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
$2.85
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Manzini
$447
136 km or 85 mi Matola
$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$739
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$746
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$866
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$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
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733