Guangzhou vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$322
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
97
29
😀 Quality of life
75
42
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6838th and 6137th ($758 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 7th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 2100th and 7527th 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
$2.82
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$5749

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607