Mbabane vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$652
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1577
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$285
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$474
$293
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.2
$65.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$299
$681
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
16
14
😀 Quality of life
44
44
🏙️ Population
76.2K
9.03M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 9% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7572nd and 7960th ($652 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 226th in Eswatini and China, respectively. Check Eswatini vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mbabane compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Zhoukou ranked 350th in China, while ranked 7373rd and 7402nd 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
$3.6
$3.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.74
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.16
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.2
$49.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.8
$9.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.58%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$380
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$285
$1613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$3.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$2.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$25.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.35
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.88
$4.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5212
$16685

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$511
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$916
148 km or 92 mi Maputo
$966
165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
$912
171 km or 106 mi Bethal
$910
179 km or 111 mi Middelburg
$899
271 km or 168 mi Springs
$792
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$892
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$950
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$967
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1049
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1089
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1171
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$958
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$765
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1057
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$948
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$1017
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$791
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$875
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$826
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$826
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$681
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$630
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$901
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$731
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$697
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$628
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$763
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$551
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$694
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$662
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$583
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$952
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$572
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$543
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$556
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$491
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$596
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$509
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$526
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$518
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$520
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$542
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$602
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$483
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$601
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$511
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$516
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$581
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$516
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$518
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$569
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$523
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$803
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$516
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$489
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$581
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$498
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$578
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$514
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$592
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$506
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$489
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$506
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$507
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$525
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$590
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$531
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$583
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$561
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$594
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$514