Hefei vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$205	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	93	29
😀 Quality of life	66	41
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hefei is 41% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 7405th and 5045th ($625 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 Hefei compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 3963rd and 6875th 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	$3.46	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$5643

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628