Mbabane vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$558
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1413
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$254
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$487
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$189
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.1
$62.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$681
$658
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
16
17
😀 Quality of life
42
41
🏙️ Population
94.9K
9.03M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 5% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 8054th and 7809th ($558 vs $584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 370th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Zhoukou ranked 332nd in China, while ranked 6934th and 7081st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mbabane Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.14
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$189
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$467
$458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$344
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.3
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.98%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$311
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$235
$1935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$2.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.25
$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.1
$41.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.4
$23
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.65
$4.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.5
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4606
$13369

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$447
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$978
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$1084
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$746
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$866
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$631
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$741
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$952
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$755
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$783
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$889
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$908
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$776
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$637
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$875
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$751
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$780
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$845
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$625
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$701
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$621
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$682
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$535
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$511
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$719
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$656
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$631
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$605
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$601
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$511
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$633
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$603
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$554
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$689
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$550

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$594
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$608
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$617
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$599
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$651
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$563
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$589
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$554
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$570
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$605
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$743
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$541
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$660
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$506
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$542
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$621
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$658
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$543
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$746
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$554
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1400
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$539
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$583
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$604
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$585
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$642
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$525
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$626
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$579
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$583
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$524
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$544
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$498
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$629
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$640
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$801
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$639
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$532