Maputo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1014
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2304
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$513
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$331
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$114
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
53
😀 Quality of life
42
73
🏙️ Population
1.13M
9.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 54% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5473rd and 7558th ($1014 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 114th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Maputo compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 7657th and 2343rd 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
$10.1
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$541
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$983
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$582
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.9
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
26.73%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4186
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2086
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.87
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.4
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.6
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$122
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5827
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$912
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$494
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$965
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$607
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$882
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$875
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$902
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$784
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$851
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$997
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1015
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1104
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1204
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$912
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$938
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$742
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1031
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$994
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$789
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$872
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$860
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$811
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$660
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$615
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$549
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$840
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$611
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$723
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$903
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$691
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$590
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$952
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$742
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$953
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$663

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538