Maputo vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1084
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3226
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$510
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1512
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$220
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
28
61
😀 Quality of life
41
56
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.4M

The cost of living in Maputo is 60% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4791st and 6976th ($1084 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 122nd 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 1.2 months in Ningbo. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 7059th and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.4
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.53
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$105
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.2%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3602
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2315
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.2
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.5
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.35
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.92
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3971
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524