Mbabane vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$1909
🏠 One person rent	$287	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$1155
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	16	49
😀 Quality of life	38	52
🏙️ Population	60.7K	7.1M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 16% less expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6718th ($623 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 Yantai. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 7128th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Yantai

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	Mbabane	Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$24056

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585

Cities near Yantai

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Qixia	$674
59 km or 37 mi	Rushan	$663
68 km or 42 mi	Laiyang	$656
70 km or 43 mi	Haiyang	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Weihai	$674
77 km or 48 mi	Zhaoyuan	$649
88 km or 54 mi	Longkou	$655
88 km or 55 mi	Laixi	$645
111 km or 69 mi	Rongcheng	$657
120 km or 75 mi	Laizhou	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Pingdu	$618
162 km or 101 mi	Qingdao	$681
171 km or 106 mi	Dalian	$761
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaozhou	$640
176 km or 109 mi	Gaomi	$608
177 km or 110 mi	Changyi	$536
207 km or 128 mi	Weifang	$501
224 km or 139 mi	Anqiu	$558
227 km or 141 mi	Zhucheng	$605
232 km or 144 mi	Shouguang	$579
247 km or 154 mi	Dongying	$748
256 km or 159 mi	Wafangdian	$667
259 km or 161 mi	Qingzhou	$578
275 km or 171 mi	Rizhao	$610
287 km or 179 mi	Binzhou	$869
293 km or 182 mi	Zibo	$526
294 km or 183 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
318 km or 197 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
318 km or 198 mi	Zouping	$581
343 km or 213 mi	Luanzhou	$677
347 km or 215 mi	Gaizhou	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Laiwu	$602
352 km or 219 mi	Xintai	$608
358 km or 223 mi	Binhai	$700
359 km or 223 mi	Laoling	$668
361 km or 224 mi	Xingcheng	$627
362 km or 225 mi	Huanghua	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Lianyungang	$588
366 km or 227 mi	Qian'an	$684
366 km or 227 mi	Tangshan	$742