Guangzhou vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$2304
🏠 One person rent
$342
$513
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$819
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$79.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$114
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
96
30
😀 Quality of life
77
42
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 23% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6854th and 5473rd ($785 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 1149th and 7657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Maputo

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Guangzhou Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$69.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$87.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
26.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$4186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$16.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$5.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$7.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$122
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$5827

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Maputo

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