Hong Kong vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hong Kong	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2753	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6771	$3076
🏠 One person rent	$1851	$520
🏘️ Family rent	$3862	$1290
🍽️ Food expenses	$522	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4007	$239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	88	38
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 147% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 379th and 4869th ($2753 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 205th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Maputo

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	Hong Kong	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.31	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.51	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2262	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1530	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4948	$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3273	$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.4	$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$29105	$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18561	$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.38	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.8	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.93	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.69	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.4	$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1053	$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22381	$5539

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$958
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$641
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1590
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$491
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$678
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$629
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$830
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$763
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1014
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$602
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$824
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$801
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$808
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$839
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$895
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$726
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$852
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$592
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$795
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$819
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$783
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$774
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$774
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$780
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$813
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$746
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$794
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$807
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$671
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$725
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$821
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$538
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$623

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