Dongguan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$181
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
69
28
😀 Quality of life
71
41
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.19M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 46% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7769th and 4791st ($589 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 4th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2370th and 7059th 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
$2.08
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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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