Maputo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Maputo	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3076	$2067
🏠 One person rent	$520	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$1290	$607
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$281
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$239	$758
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	28	61
😀 Quality of life	38	53
🏙️ Population	1.13M	9.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 52% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4869th and 6747th ($1116 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 63rd in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Maputo compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Ningbo ranked 45th in China, while ranked 7151st and 6048th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Ningbo

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	Maputo	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$757	$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$913	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.1	$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$134	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.92%	4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3581	$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2586	$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.1	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$34.1	$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.26	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.6	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.67	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.98	$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.9	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.4	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$273	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5539	$12898

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$1003
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$459
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$623
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$791
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$841
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$819
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$696
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$822
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$838
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$909
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$997
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$874
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$834
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$717
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$971
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$848
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$943
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$788
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$774
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$627
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$663
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$554
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$871
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$581
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$718
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$809
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$692
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$600
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1000
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$862
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$654

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$612
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$742
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$702
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$585
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$843
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1136
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$1028
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$708
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$712
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$706
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$706
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$1020
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$731
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$718
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$738
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$686
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$719
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$776
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$661
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$702
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$698
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$620
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$719
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$685
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$703
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$690
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$729
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$674
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$633
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$771
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$665
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$674
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$630
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$629
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$694
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$676
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$651
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$538