Maputo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maputo	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2602	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$531	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1006	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$319	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$373	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	54
😀 Quality of life	41	66
🏙️ Population	1.13M	8.78M

The cost of living in Maputo is 66% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5045th and 7256th ($1068 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 118th in Mozambique and China, respectively. Check Mozambique vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Maputo compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 6875th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maputo vs Quanzhou

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	Maputo	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.78	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.12	$2.84
🥤 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	$592	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1399	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$661	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$86.4	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$111	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.29%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3504	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.2	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.2	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.24	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.6	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$155	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5643	$20567

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Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936