Foshan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Foshan	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$602	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1932	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$185	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$415	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$864	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	70	38
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.13M

The cost of living in Foshan is 46% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4869th ($602 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 Foshan compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2359th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Maputo

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	Foshan	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.6	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.98	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$111	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$569	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.5	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.1	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.9	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2043	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.94	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.61	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.2	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.08	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.45	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.4	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$549	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24357	$5539

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$763
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$830
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$491
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$678
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$808
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$824
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$641
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1590
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$839
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$958
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2427
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$895
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$801
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$819
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$852
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$783
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$780
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$1014
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$774
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$774
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$794
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$746
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$726
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$795
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$691
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$725
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$813
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$592
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$605
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$538
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$623
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$607
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$618
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$611
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$671
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$660

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654