Guangzhou vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$333
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
97
28
😀 Quality of life
75
38
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.13M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 32% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4869th ($763 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 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 1036th and 7151st 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
$3.58
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.33
 Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$34.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$5539

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654