Mbabane vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mbabane	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1573	$2181
🏠 One person rent	$287	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$548	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.9	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$761	$571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	16	38
😀 Quality of life	38	43
🏙️ Population	60.7K	6.98M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 20% less expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 7532nd and 6518th ($623 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 7128th and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Zhanjiang

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	Mbabane	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.4	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.79	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$521	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.8	$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$354	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$262	$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.7	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.15	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.83	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.4	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.74	$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.8	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5172	$20188

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$774
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$774
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$671
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$660
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$794
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$895
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$614
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$725
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$819
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$572
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$623
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$830
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$491
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$778
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$586
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1590
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$602
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$641
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$607
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$763
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$780
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$808
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$606
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$958
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2427
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$565
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$523
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$783
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$538
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$601