Maputo vs Nanyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Nanyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1713
🏠 One person rent	$531	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$443
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	83 km
🎓 Higher education	29	19
😀 Quality of life	41	38
🏙️ Population	1.13M	9.71M

The cost of living in Maputo is 69% more expensive than in Nanyang. Cities ranked 5045th and 7346th ($1068 vs $632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 147th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.2 months in Nanyang. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Nanyang ranked 320th in China, while ranked 6875th and 7198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Nanyang

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	Maputo	Nanyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$41.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$60.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$3166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$12899

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Nanyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Dengzhou	$600
98 km or 61 mi	Wugang	$571
99 km or 62 mi	Zaoyang	$591
105 km or 66 mi	Laohekou	$582
108 km or 67 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
109 km or 68 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
110 km or 68 mi	Xiangyang	$604
134 km or 83 mi	Ruzhou	$538
140 km or 87 mi	Zhumadian	$637
145 km or 90 mi	Yicheng	$577
152 km or 95 mi	Luohe	$591
155 km or 96 mi	Yuzhou	$552
163 km or 101 mi	Suizhou	$621
165 km or 103 mi	Xuchang	$586
169 km or 105 mi	Shiyan	$576
169 km or 105 mi	Dengfeng	$529
174 km or 108 mi	Xinyang	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Changge	$547
185 km or 115 mi	Luoyang	$505
188 km or 117 mi	Xinmi	$528
191 km or 119 mi	Xinzheng	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Yanshi	$509
196 km or 122 mi	Guangshui	$619
199 km or 124 mi	Gongyi	$522
204 km or 126 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
208 km or 129 mi	Zhoukou	$580
214 km or 133 mi	Mengzhou	$505
214 km or 133 mi	Xingyang	$519
220 km or 137 mi	Jingmen	$588
221 km or 137 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
222 km or 138 mi	Anlu	$615
226 km or 140 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
226 km or 141 mi	Jingshan	$584
228 km or 142 mi	Lingbao	$559
232 km or 144 mi	Jiyuan	$520
233 km or 145 mi	Sanmenxia	$564
236 km or 146 mi	Qinyang	$504
249 km or 155 mi	Yingcheng	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Dangyang	$558
256 km or 159 mi	Jiaozuo	$479