Dongguan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dongguan	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$662	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1882	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$263	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$461	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.2	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$752	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	46 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	69	29
😀 Quality of life	72	42
🏙️ Population	10.5M	1.13M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 28% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7341st and 6137th ($662 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 7th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3389th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Maputo

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	Dongguan	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.78	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.67	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$568	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$341	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.1	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6823	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3488	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.1	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.04	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.62	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.87	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.23	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.97	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$445	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21416	$5749

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Cities near Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$758
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$878
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$589
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$608
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$518
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$829
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$662
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2414
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1746
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$777
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$766
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$827
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$816
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$818
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$892
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$765
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$579
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$809
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$766
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$451
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$669
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$454
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$589
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$750
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$780
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$773
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$897
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$697
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$693
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$546
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$634
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$622
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$574
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$598

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