Changsha vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$202
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.5
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$869
$111
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
72
42
🏙️ Population
10M
1.13M

The cost of living in Changsha is 35% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7882nd and 6137th ($592 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 200th and 7th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changsha compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3381st and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$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
$188
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.64%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2162
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3816
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.1
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.59
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.5
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.91
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.06
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$85
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7438
$5749

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$527
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$569
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$595
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$571
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$584
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$612
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$584
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$595
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$564
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$618
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$572
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$622
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$487
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$547
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$603
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$587
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$511
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$593
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$590
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$625
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$660
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$634
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$599
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$596
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$548
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$750
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$534
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$609
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$638
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$526
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$639
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$671
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$571
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$632
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$585
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$646
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$598
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$546

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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