Foshan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$627
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1823
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$234
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$399
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.7
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$798
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
93
30
😀 Quality of life
72
42
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.13M

The cost of living in Foshan is 38% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7755th and 5473rd ($627 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 181st and 3rd in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Foshan compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Foshan ranked 19th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2991st and 7657th 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
$3.7
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.97
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$266
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.8
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.85%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4322
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.36
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.86
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.9
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.37
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.55
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.4
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.3
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$453
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22953
$5827

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$785
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$873
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$548
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$694
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$801
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$858
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$678
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1734
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$995
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$638
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2396
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2663
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$908
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$777
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$828
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$793
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$766
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$778
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$954
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$802
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$797
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$751
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$739
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$600
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$682
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$473
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$824
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$714
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$758
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$474
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$612
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$528
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$620
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$601
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$648
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$602
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$711
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$679

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663