Chongqing vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$180	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	87	29
😀 Quality of life	74	42
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.13M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 39% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8185th and 6137th ($561 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 7th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2237th and 7527th 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	$2.82	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$5749

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

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