Changsha vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1438
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$178
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$220
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
70
41
🏙️ Population
10M
1.19M

The cost of living in Changsha is 51% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8258th and 4791st ($533 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 4th 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 0.2 months in Maputo. Changsha ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2707th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Changsha Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.13
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$210
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.3
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.4
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.23%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2091
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5529
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.8
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.78
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.4
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.19
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.2
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.05
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.9
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5569
$3971

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40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$578
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$555
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$585
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$575
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$565
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$573
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$570
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$604
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$554
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$587
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$530
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$579
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$538
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$574
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$577
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$602
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$558
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$581
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$596
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$647
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$613
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$584
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$586
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$609
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$580
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$579
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$752
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$620
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$669
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$538
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$646
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$697
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$585
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$661
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$605
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$685
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$647
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$574

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603