Maputo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3076
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$520
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1290
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$831
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
28
53
😀 Quality of life
38
50
🏙️ Population
1.13M
8.78M

The cost of living in Maputo is 68% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4869th and 7155th ($1116 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 142nd 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 Quanzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 7151st and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.9
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.07
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1787
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$913
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$134
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.92%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3581
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2586
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.6
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.67
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.98
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$273
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5539
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014