Mbabane vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1559
🏠 One person rent	$245	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$431
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$680
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	16	78
😀 Quality of life	38	66
🏙️ Population	60.7K	12.6M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 10% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8102nd and 8544th ($562 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 Zhengzhou. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 7231st and 3982nd 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	$2.96	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$19343

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$519
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$528
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$538
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$547
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$522
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$545
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$575
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$529
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$552
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$504
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$551
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$509
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$571
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$505
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$538
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$520
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$547
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$505
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$625
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$573
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$588
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$580
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$578
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$571
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$800
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$726
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1385
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$736
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$637
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$610
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$632
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$587
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$591