Mbabane vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$245	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	16	17
😀 Quality of life	38	38
🏙️ Population	60.7K	9.03M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 3% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8102nd and 7893rd ($562 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st 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 329th in China, while ranked 7231st and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Zhoukou

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	Mbabane	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$14854

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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 Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484