Chengdu vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$252	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	75	42
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.13M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 31% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7530th and 6137th ($635 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 7th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1800th and 7527th 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	$2.87	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$5749

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

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