Mbabane vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1573
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$287
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$548
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.9
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$761
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
16
17
😀 Quality of life
38
37
🏙️ Population
60.7K
9.03M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 4% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7532nd and 7790th ($623 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 7128th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.4
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.4
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.79
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$211
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.8
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.07%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$354
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$262
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.7
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.15
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.12
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.3
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.4
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.74
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$130
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5172
$15431

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$459
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528