Maoming vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$409	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	29	29
😀 Quality of life	44	41
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.13M

The cost of living in Maoming is 29% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6647th and 5045th ($756 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 Maoming compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6657th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Maputo

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	Maoming	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$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	$477	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$5643

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

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