Hefei vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$216	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	69	42
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hefei is 30% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7469th and 6137th ($643 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 7th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 4318th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Maputo

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	Hefei	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$5749

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

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