Mbabane vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mbabane Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$607
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1485
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$257
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$432
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.4
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$399
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
16
14
😀 Quality of life
29
43
🏙️ Population
76.2K
9.03M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 0.4% less expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7924th and 7898th ($607 vs $610) 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 0.7 months in Mbabane compared to 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Mbabane ranked 2nd best city to live in Eswatini vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 8819th and 7422nd 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
$4.14
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$465
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.7%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$439
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$330
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.73
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.95
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.2
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.1
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.4
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$99.6
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5969
$18568

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$494
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$912
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165 km or 103 mi Vryheid
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$902
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$875
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$784
284 km or 176 mi Benoni
$851
287 km or 178 mi Xai-Xai
$965
301 km or 187 mi Centurion
$997
304 km or 189 mi Pretoria
$1015
311 km or 193 mi Sandton
$1104
311 km or 193 mi Johannesburg
$1204
316 km or 196 mi Randburg
$912
324 km or 201 mi Vereeniging
$742
329 km or 204 mi Soweto
$1031
334 km or 207 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
348 km or 216 mi Brits
$950
370 km or 230 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
394 km or 245 mi Durban
$938
398 km or 247 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
399 km or 248 mi Rustenburg
$994
406 km or 252 mi Potchefstroom
$789
416 km or 259 mi Kroonstad
$872
451 km or 280 mi Klerksdorp
$860
461 km or 287 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
477 km or 296 mi Welkom
$811
491 km or 305 mi Maseru
$660
546 km or 339 mi Mafeteng
$611
555 km or 345 mi Mmabatho
$903
559 km or 347 mi Gaborone
$723
564 km or 350 mi Lobatse
$691
566 km or 352 mi Mahalapye
$615
576 km or 358 mi Bloemfontein
$742
585 km or 363 mi Palapye
$549
601 km or 374 mi Kanye
$691
608 km or 378 mi Molepolole
$663
628 km or 390 mi Serowe
$590
628 km or 390 mi Mthatha
$953
682 km or 424 mi Francistown
$632

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531