Chengdu vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chengdu	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$623	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1664	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$240	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$430	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$863	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	72	41
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 42% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7421st and 5045th ($623 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th 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 Chengdu compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Chengdu ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1890th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Maputo

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	Chengdu	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.9	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.74	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.32	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$304	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$595	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.5	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.7	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.1	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.34%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3812	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2020	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.51	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.83	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.7	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.9	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$305	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11550	$5643

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$581
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$572
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$554
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$540
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$580
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$549
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$572
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$590
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$529
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$592
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$527
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$554
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$573
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$546
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$540
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$532
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$652
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$593
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$526
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$530
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$590
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$613
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$584
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$599
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$553
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$634
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$610
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$591
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$608
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$580
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$601
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$696
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$540
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$584
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$585
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$554
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$574

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