Foshan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$575
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1875
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$156
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$353
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$967
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
95
28
😀 Quality of life
73
41
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.19M

The cost of living in Foshan is 47% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7900th and 4791st ($575 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 401st and 4th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Foshan compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Foshan ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1721st and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.49
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.6
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.3
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$487
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$229
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.58%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5068
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2056
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.16
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.47
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.45
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.96
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.3
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23979
$3971

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$742
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$812
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$481
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$589
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$791
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$781
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$816
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$618
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1565
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$830
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$837
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2410
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2614
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$876
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$891
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$824
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$856
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$774
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$785
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1083
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$831
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$857
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$806
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$752
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$738
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$799
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$716
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$777
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$735
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$812
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$588
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$589
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$525
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$611
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$596
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$584
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$530
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$620
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$638

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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