Maputo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$466
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$462
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$892
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
30
53
😀 Quality of life
42
71
🏙️ Population
1.13M
9.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 44% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5915th and 7431st ($966 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 80th 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 1.3 months in Ningbo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Ningbo ranked 26th in China, while ranked 7630th and 3738th 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
$10.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$7.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$4479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$2802
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$21.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$66.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$693
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$916
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$511
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$950
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$652
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$912
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$899
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$910
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$792
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$892
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$967
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$1049
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$1089
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1171
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$958
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$948
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$765
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$1057
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$950
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$1017
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$791
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$875
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$826
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$826
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$681
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$628
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$551
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$861
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$630
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$731
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$901
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$697
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$583
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$763
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$952
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$662

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$584
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$680
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$661
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$594
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$860
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1002
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$667
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$643
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$669
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$782
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$598
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$644
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$701
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$683
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$697
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$763
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$620
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$684
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$652
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$557
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$705
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$650
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$644
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$652
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$623
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$636
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$617
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$665
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$636
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$646
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$604
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$611
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$628
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$647
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$626
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$525