Guangzhou vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$333
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
97
28
😀 Quality of life
75
41
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.19M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 32% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6607th and 4791st ($742 vs $1084) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 4th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 955th and 7059th 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
$4.17
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$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
$1.16
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Maputo

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