Mbabane vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$245	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	16	90
😀 Quality of life	38	70
🏙️ Population	60.7K	13.9M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 18% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 8102nd and 6956th ($562 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 7231st and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Tianjin

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	Mbabane	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616