Chongqing vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$292	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	87	28
😀 Quality of life	72	41
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.19M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 34% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6733rd and 4791st ($712 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 4th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2233rd and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Maputo

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	Chongqing	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$3971

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

Cities near Maputo

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