Maputo vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maputo Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$966
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2229
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$466
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$741
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.4
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$129
$759
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
30
49
😀 Quality of life
42
71
🏙️ Population
1.13M
8.78M

The cost of living in Maputo is 52% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5915th and 7679th ($966 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 137th 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Maputo ranked 1st best city to live in Mozambique vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 7630th and 3611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Maputo Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$482
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$293
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.9
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.1
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.33%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4210
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2095
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.4
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.57
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.94
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.72
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.9
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.7
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$143
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5840
$9536

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Cities near Maputo

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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943