Hong Kong vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hong Kong	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2718	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6205	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$1790	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$3191	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$230	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1245	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	83	42
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.13M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 197% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 532nd and 6137th ($2718 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hong Kong compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 548th and 7527th 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	$8.11	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.23	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.01	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1498	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3648	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2751	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26310	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16253	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.12	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.27	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.2	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.1	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.4	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22102	$5749

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2414
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$878
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$662
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1746
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$518
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$662
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$608
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$829
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$758
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$941
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$827
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$766
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$777
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$816
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$892
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$579
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$451
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$454
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$669
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$809
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$765
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$773
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$780
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$766
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$897
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$750
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$726
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$697
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$707
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$677
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$693
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$901
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$546
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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