Maoming vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$2130
🏠 One person rent	$415	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$677
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	29	29
😀 Quality of life	49	42
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.13M

The cost of living in Maoming is 16% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6772nd and 6137th ($773 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 7th 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 0.1 months in Maputo. Maoming ranked 141st best city to live in China vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6717th and 7527th 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	$2.12	$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$1.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$5749

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

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