Foshan vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$208	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	70	41
🏙️ Population	9.5M	1.13M

The cost of living in Foshan is 43% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7543rd and 5045th ($611 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 3rd in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2601st and 6875th 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	$3.41	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$5643

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628