Mbabane vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mbabane	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1449	$1433
🏠 One person rent	$261	$190
🏘️ Family rent	$433	$328
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.6	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$575
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	16	77
😀 Quality of life	42	68
🏙️ Population	60.7K	12.6M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 19% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7826th and 8651st ($599 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st in Eswatini and China, respectively. Check Eswatini vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mbabane compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7530th and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Zhengzhou

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	Mbabane	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.13	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.6	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.39	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$169	$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$443	$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.4	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.9	$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.65%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$348	$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$258	$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.73	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.67	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.25	$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.76	$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.34	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.1	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$110	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4704	$19556

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$513
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$518
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$522
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$517
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$516
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$478
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$517
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$523
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$506
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$511
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$510
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$506
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$507
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$503
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$525
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$515
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$572
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$537
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$513
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$527
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$553
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$551
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$534
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$582
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$484
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$526
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$585
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$689
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$807
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$598
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$580
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$552
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$581
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$543
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$518
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$563