Beijing vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$575	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	75	41
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Beijing is 5% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5387th and 5045th ($1016 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 989th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Maputo

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	Beijing	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$5643

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628