Beijing vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$589	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	73	42
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Beijing is 12% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 5355th and 6137th ($1029 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2546th and 7527th 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	$4.24	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$5749

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$908
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$469
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$599
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$827
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$830
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$838
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$740
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$826
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$892
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$975
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$984
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$890
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$892
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$706
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$984
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$875
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$940
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$808
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$762
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$650
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$577
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$514
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$873
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$598
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$668
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$833
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$637
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$536
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$996
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$901
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$607