Linyi vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Linyi	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$541	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1501	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$173	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$358	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$214	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$693	$373
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	22	29
😀 Quality of life	39	41
🏙️ Population	11M	1.13M

The cost of living in Linyi is 49% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8318th and 5045th ($541 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 447th and 3rd in China and Mozambique, respectively. Check China vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Linyi compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Linyi ranked 264th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 7039th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Linyi vs Maputo

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	Linyi	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.76	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.22	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$80.9	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$219	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.6	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.47	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3538	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1033	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.1	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.09	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.23	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.28	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.55	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.78	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.42	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.38	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.86	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.3	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6168	$5643

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Cities near Linyi

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
77 km or 48 mi	Xinyi	$572
85 km or 53 mi	Pizhou	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Lianyungang	$536
107 km or 66 mi	Rizhao	$566
107 km or 67 mi	Xintai	$578
109 km or 67 mi	Tengzhou	$591
125 km or 78 mi	Suqian	$620
137 km or 85 mi	Qufu	$593
138 km or 86 mi	Xuzhou	$484
139 km or 86 mi	Laiwu	$575
143 km or 89 mi	Zhucheng	$561
160 km or 100 mi	Anqiu	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Jining	$643
170 km or 106 mi	Tai'an	$561
175 km or 109 mi	Zoucheng	$660
182 km or 113 mi	Qingzhou	$543
188 km or 117 mi	Huaibei	$584
188 km or 117 mi	Huai'an	$668
189 km or 118 mi	Feicheng	$571
193 km or 120 mi	Zibo	$504
194 km or 121 mi	Gaomi	$564
196 km or 122 mi	Weifang	$433
197 km or 122 mi	Jiaozhou	$574
203 km or 126 mi	Suzhou	$602
206 km or 128 mi	Shouguang	$531
208 km or 129 mi	Zouping	$553
214 km or 133 mi	Yongcheng	$600
217 km or 135 mi	Jinan	$616
220 km or 137 mi	Qingdao	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Changyi	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Pingdu	$569
248 km or 154 mi	Yancheng	$900
253 km or 157 mi	Bengbu	$505
255 km or 159 mi	Mingguang	$587
256 km or 159 mi	Shangqiu	$736
258 km or 161 mi	Yucheng	$577
260 km or 161 mi	Binzhou	$815
263 km or 163 mi	Liaocheng	$522
265 km or 165 mi	Heze	$1385

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