Hong Kong vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hong Kong	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2614	$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6294	$3226
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$3471	$1512
🍽️ Food expenses	$501	$333
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4054	$220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	100	28
😀 Quality of life	89	41
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.19M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 141% more expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 503rd and 4791st ($2614 vs $1084) 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 1.6 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 168th and 7059th 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	$7.92	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59	$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.76	$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.55	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2033	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4405	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2942	$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.9	$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.82%	21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$28583	$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18618	$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.3	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$34.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$3	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.14	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.63	$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$82	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20363	$3971

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$618
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1565
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$481
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$589
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$837
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$812
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$742
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$1083
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$575
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$816
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$891
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$781
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$830
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$876
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$738
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$856
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$588
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$799
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$824
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$774
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$857
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$831
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$785
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$812
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$752
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$806
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$713
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$721
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$620
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$735
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$851
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$525
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$611

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$978
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$447
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$558
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$739
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$866
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$746
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$631
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$741
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$755
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$783
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$889
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$908
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$776
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$780
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$637
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$875
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$751
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$845
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$701
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$682
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$535
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$605
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$511
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$837
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$511
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$656
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$719
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$631
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$554
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1014
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$689
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$603