Maputo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$915
$713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2130
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$428
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$533
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.3
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$111
$768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
29
60
😀 Quality of life
42
57
🏙️ Population
1.13M
9.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 28% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6137th and 7025th ($915 vs $713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 46th 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 1.1 months in Ningbo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Ningbo ranked 49th in China, while ranked 7527th and 6133rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.36
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.1
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$415
$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$448
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.6
$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.6
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.12%
3.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4181
$5268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$3300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$15.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.65
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.87
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.89
$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$144
$598
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5749
$15234

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Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$576
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$666
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$597
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$826
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1128
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1003
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$672
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$677
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$696
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$631
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$673
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$771
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$586
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$632
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$696
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$679
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$696
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$753
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$612
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$674
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$642
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$547
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$700
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$634
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$637
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$639
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$601
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$621
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$604
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$659
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$622
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$630
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$597
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$597
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$620
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$634
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$618
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$531