Maputo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$531	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$725
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	29	60
😀 Quality of life	41	53
🏙️ Population	1.13M	9.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 51% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5045th and 6849th ($1068 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 months in Ningbo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 6875th and 6084th 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	$9.78	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.8	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$592	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$12465

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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 Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522